Opinion
OPINION – California is in the midst of a once-in-a-generation investment to help ensure everyone has access to broadband services, and the desire for improved connectivity is universal. However, an ongoing California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) docket on broadband service quality regulations threatens to undermine the commendable progress being made to narrow the digital divide and could impose undue costs on small businesses and consumers across the state.
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OPINION – In Okinawa, Japan, residents commonly live past the age of 100. The same is true on the island of Sardinia in Italy, the Greek isle of Ikaria, the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica and Loma Linda, California. What is the secret to their longevity?
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OPINION – As state and local water managers grapple with the many challenges brought on by climate change, the needs of Black, Brown, and disadvantaged communities cannot be ignored as it relates to access to water.
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Workers across our country—including writers, nurses and auto workers – have taken to picket lines in large numbers. The overwhelming majority of Americans—whether in unions or not—have stood with them. Sadly, UC Administrators have chosen a very different path.
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OPINION – California has experienced an alarming decline in available dollars for the Crime Victims Fund. These sharp drops in funding for California nonprofits will directly result in victims of crime not being able to access much-needed services.
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OPINION – At a time when household energy costs are soaring in California, Passive House keeps heating and cooling bills far below average—and often eliminates them altogether.
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OPINION – Manufacturing in California is an often invisible, but critical part of our daily lives. Whether you’re rolling off your mattress in the morning, taking a slice of bread for your sandwich at lunch or closing your blinds at the end of the day, you’ve in some way benefited from the invisible hand of our state’s manufacturers.
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OPINION – Families across California experienced a decline in violence and poverty in the wake of COVID-19, but according to the Public Policy Institute of California, the rate of poverty has since grown from 11.7% in 2021 to 13.2% in 2023.
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OPINION – Media stories focus only on AI’s risks, not its power to solve problems and improve society. I’m worried that this negative attention could lead more people to fear AI or government overregulation, limiting AI’s tremendous positive potential.
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OPINION – The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing gaps in health care access and education among communities of color and low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles and existing health disparities continue to leave Los Angeles’ large LatinX community at a higher risk for significant health threats.
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