Opinion: It’s Time for Liberal Californians to Take a Chill Pill
It’s time for liberal Californians — and that appears to be most of us– to…
Beyond Confederacy: California Confronts Its Painful Colonial Legacy
Back when Assemblywoman Monique Limón served on the school board in Santa Barbara, the Santa…
Opinion: How Jerry Brown Hopes to Stay Relevant After His Term Ends
Californians are dealing with a late summer outbreak of devastating wildfires. Even the National Guard…
Opinion: California Faces Its Past in Cultural Struggle Over Symbols
The cultural firestorm over statues, flags and other symbols of the Confederacy, ignited by a…
Opinion: California Unions Are on a Political Roll, But Threats Loom
California’s labor unions should be celebrating on this Labor Day because they’ve been on a…
Ousted Assembly Leader’s Plea to Fellow Republicans: Stop ‘Repelling’ Californians
Days after losing his position as leader of Assembly Republicans, Chad Mayes was entertaining lobbyists…
Chased from Arkansas as a Child, Shirley Weber Won’t Back Down in Sacramento
When Shirley Weber and her siblings fled Arkansas as children in 1951 on a midnight…
Gender X? California May Be First State to Create ‘Nonbinary’ Option
When Californians are designated by gender on a driver’s license, a birth certificate or any…
Opinion: Is California’s PUC Too Cozy With The Utilities It Regulates?
The California Public Utilities Commission must, by its nature, straddle the fine line between providing…
California’s Housing Crisis—It’s Even Worse Than You Think
Half the state’s households struggle to afford the roof over their heads. Homeownership—once a staple of…
Opinion: California Writes New Chapter in Age-Old States’ Rights Conflict
Tension between the federal government and its states has permeated American history from the earliest…
Opinion: California’s Pension Fund Sees Better Return, But Problems Remain
The California Public Employees Retirement System has been hammered by poor investment earnings in…
Opinion: Why Does California Have The Nation’s Highest Poverty Level?
With all the recent hoopla about California’s record-low unemployment rate and the heady prospect of…
Kentucky Eyed as Model for Reforming California’s Costly Bail System
It’s rare that a California lawmaker seeking a policy model to follow would turn to…
