Image by Jennifer Miranda. OPINION – AI is helping carry California through a difficult fiscal moment. Turning it into the next lawsuit gold rush would be an act of self-sabotage.
Image by zimmytws. OPINION – California’s charter families do not seek special treatment. They seek fairness, transparency, and the freedom to choose the educational environment that best serves their children.
Image by MDV Edwards. OPINION – Despite the ubiquity of household solar in California now, some of the rustic romanticism of “do your own thing” by generating your own power remains. But one thing that should not remain is doing it at the expense of ratepayers getting power exclusively through utility service.
Compostables. Image by BPI.OPINION – California is a global leader in forward-thinking climate and environmental solutions. Derailing the state’s ambitious goals by failing to allow compostable products to be clearly labeled is not an option.
Image by EvgeniyShkolenko. OPINION – Local election officials across the U.S. are facing a range of challenges as they look ahead to this year’s elections – and 2028 as well. Among the biggest: how to serve a rapidly diversifying electorate, and how to combat distrust fueled by an avalanche of misinformation.
Image by MargJohnsonVA. OPINION – Billionaires are uniquely positioned in their ability to help stop a healthcare collapse here in California. These are individuals who have accumulated tremendous wealth thanks to the unique opportunities afforded them by our state. Now, in a time of extraordinary hardship, their state is calling on them to chip in and pay their fair share.
Solar panels on rooftop in California. Image by Janice Chen. OPINION – California has demonstrated that ambitious climate policy and economic growth can move in lockstep as we have reduced carbon emissions and built one of the largest clean energy economies in the world. Today, this is at risk. We must adjust our model to ensure we support California’s forward progress.
Bonanza Spring in Mojave Trails National Monument. Photo courtesy of Full Court Press Communications. OPINION – Cadiz, Inc., a Los Angeles based corporation that for 30 years has been targeting a Mojave Desert aquifer for pumping and profit has its way, 50,000 acre-feet (16 billion gallons) of groundwater would be pumped each year and exported for sale, desecrating our public lands in the process.
Image by Kagenmi. OPINION – Because European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, known as CS3D applies to companies with global operations and supply chains, it effectively imposes European regulatory standards on American businesses, even for activity that takes place entirely in the United States. This kind of extraterritorial regulation should concern anyone who cares about economic growth, fairness, and democratic accountability.
Image by Lawrey. OPINION – Governor Newsom, with his Presidential aspirations hidden from no one, ought to seize this opportunity on immigration. Specifically, he should make a point to call out the Trump administration with facts, clarifying the reality of this complicated issue to potentially earn the support of an energized population.