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California’s war on essential services must end
Image by tylim, iStock Images.I have seen firsthand the challenges that come with maintaining affordable and dependable municipal services for residents.
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Prop. 45 mounts Trump-style assault on California’s environment. Will it work?
Image by Boy Wirat, iStock Images.Under Prop. 45, California’s communities and the environment would lose while developers’ profits grow.
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To defend democracy in California, we need to fund it
Image by wildpixel, iStock Images.California’s next governor should establish a permanent California democracy fund.
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No record, no appeal: California must close its court reporting gap
Image by zssp, iStock Images.The growing shortage of stenographers in courtrooms across the state is becomming a constitutional crisis.
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An affordable energy roadmap for California’s next governor
Image by whyframestudio, iStock Images.A new slate of leadership in Sacramento presents a crucial opportunity to restructure electricity policy
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Making California’s Latino milestone count is the real work
Image by Daisy Castellón, Lucas Public AffairsOPINION – California is about to experience an historical level of power being concentrated among Latino leaders. Whether it remains a milestone or becomes a turning point depends on how well they, and all of us who work in this arena, speak to the state’s largest community in a way it recognizes as its own.
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AI is California’s next Big One. The future governor must prepare accordingly.
Image by Maxiphoto, iStock Images.The next governor will tackle a long list of problems, but an AI agenda must be top priority.
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California is building financial foundations for youth — other states should follow
Image by Sean Zheng Lim, iStock Images.CalKIDS is the nation’s largest children’s development account program, designed to support college and career training.
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Unchecked prosecutorial power, expanding parole — why crime victims need a voice
Image by Pranithan Chorruangsak, iStock Images.California law declares that “for every wrong there is a remedy.” That’s not true for crime victims.
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Latino voters may be the key to ballot measure battles
Image by Alan Mazzocco, iStock Images.Latino voters have the potential to shape the outcome of ballot measures, yet many are approaching Election Day with limited information about their choices.