Image by NoDerogOPINION – The ongoing housing affordability crisis is as dire as the climate crisis. Smart, forward-looking policies must address both, and – at the very least – not worsen one in furthering the other. Unfortunately, California lawmakers did just that.
ScreenshotOPINION – Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to come out of hiding to oppose the redistricting initiative that Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats are placing on the November ballot. He apparently wants to position himself as the Exterminator of the Democrats’ plan to counter the naked, Trump-instigated Republican scheme to steal Democratic seats in Texas for the 2026 mid-term elections
Urban Green spaces. Image by hxdbzxyOPINION – The climate crisis demands urgency and creativity. Let’s invest in the lands that sustain us—on our farms, in our forests, and our cities—and build a healthier, more resilient California for all.
Blackjack, image by 18percentgreyOPINION – A set of proposed regulations, pushed by well-funded California tribal casino interests, would effectively cripple California’s local card rooms.
Image by Jim Keller.OPINION – AB 1156 isn’t about replacing farming with solar; it’s about making clever use of our land when farming isn’t viable and keeping our rural economies strong.
Image by BruceStanfield. OPINION – AB 564 strengthens the legal market, protects consumers, supports local economies, and helps California realize the promise of a safe, regulated, and thriving cannabis industry.
Image by JJ Gouin. OPINION – Making a correction the commercial potential of cellulosic biofuels is hard, but not making one all but ensures a more disappointing outcome.
Image by Alexander SikovOPINION – L.A. County’s juvenile justice system is in crisis. With the system buckling under its own weight, Attorney General Rob Bonta has taken the historically unprecedented step of asking the courts to place the juvenile division into receivership.
Image by Bet_NoireOPINION – Superman may have come to the rescue of the summer box office, but in Hollywood’s real-life cliffhanger, the state of California and the city of Los Angeles are stepping into the role of hero.
Image by Sundry Photography. Opinion – Rideshare gave me the flexibility to continue pursuing educational passions while serving my community in a new way. Assembly Bill 1340, which is currently moving through the State Legislature, threatens to take that away from me and from millions of Californians who rely on this work