Women Surfers Push for Equal Pay and Access to More Competitions
Women surfers scored a big win in California last year when an obscure government commission…
Opinion: Newsom Defying Voters Again with Death Row Reprieve
Gavin Newsom is fond of making grandiloquent, headline-grabbing gestures couched in moralistic terms. His tendency…
Amid Trump’s Assault on Immigration, UC Lawyers Comfort and Fight
The petite, 21-year-old student in the plaid shirt and jeans sitting across from attorney Karina…
Despite Budget Surplus, California Legislators Promoting Variety of New Taxes
California is enjoying a projected $21.4 billion surplus. Three-quarters of the state believes any new revenue increase should be…
Opinion: The Looming Sales Tax Bite for California Internet Consumers
There’s nothing new about ordering merchandise from the comfort of one’s home and having it…
Opinion: Overdue Fines Block Access to People Who Need Libraries Most
Bill Colb has had just about every possible job in the San Francisco Public Library…
Opinion: California’s Politicians Would Like to Keep Us in the Dark
Every year, governors and state legislators load up bills that supposedly implement the state budget…
No-Pet Policies at Shelters Seen as Barrier to Getting Homeless Off Streets
When police officers found Julie Hemingway bedded down on the asphalt of a Taco Bell…
Opinion: Charter Public Schools Matter, Especially for Kids
My three children made me a mom. Trying to get them a good education in…
Opinion: Handicapping Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Possible Successors
Along with her considerable political talents, Sen. Dianne Feinstein has an unhelpful verbal mannerism in…
All Sides Declare Victory After California Supreme Court’s Pension Ruling
If all sides are declaring victory in the California Supreme Court’s pension ruling on Monday,…
Opinion: California Lawmakers Poised to Shut Down the Gig Economy
The term “gig economy” entered the popular lexicon a few years ago, referring to new…
New California Reality: Retirees Caring for Their Very Elderly Parents
It’s 3 p.m. on a windy February day in San Diego, and 100-year-old Ginny Davenport—with…
Opinion: Instead of a Bullet Train, How About Just a Faster Train?
Claims by President Donald Trump and other naysayers aside, Gov. Gavin Newsom provided clear analysis…
