Opinion

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Capitol Weekly welcomes Opinion pieces and Commentaries on California public policy or politics. Please note that we receive many submissions, often on the same topic, and not all submissions will be published.  Acceptance for publication is at the discretion of the editor.

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Compliance offsets add real value to California

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OPINION – The Verified Emissions Reduction Association, or VERA, is a coalition of members with vast experience in achieving real, quantifiable, permanent, enforceable and addition emissions reductions in a cost-effective manner.

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Investing in an aging workforce imperative for California economy

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OPINION – Los Angeles stands at a critical juncture. As the city recovers from devastating fires and prepares for a wave of national and international events, the demand for skilled workers will surge. These challenges offer a unique opportunity to drive innovation, equity, and economic success by tapping into an often-overlooked resource: the talents and experience of older adults.

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AB 597 will make the struggles of fire victims even harder

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OPINION – AB 597, authored by Assemblymember Harabedian and now moving through the Legislature, would restrict the ability of wildfire survivors to hire public adjusters, professionals who work exclusively on behalf of policyholders to ensure they receive fair insurance payouts.

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Dem anti-prostitution bill oils Republican deportation machine

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OPINION – The Trump Administration is waging a war – with military troops on the ground – on Los Angeles and the rest of California because we refuse to hand our migrant neighbors over to unidentifiable goons who spit on the Constitution and due process protections we are all afforded in this country. Amidst this climate, AB 379 will cause devastating and irreparable harm in our communities, especially among migrant sex workers and survivors.

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Don’t let bureaucrats undermine California’s climate progress

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OPINION – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is reworking a proposal that would strengthen the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) – a policy designed to lower emissions from transportation fuels. The new rule will raise the state’s goal for reducing carbon emissions from 20% to 30% by 2030. Is this a big challenge? Damn right it is, but lives are at stake.

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Public needs more details on OpenAI restructure proposal

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OPINION – OpenAI needs the state of California to approve a corporate restructuring that would fundamentally alter its commitments to the public. But its plans are remarkably short on details, and the public deserves to know much more about how restructuring would affect them.

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