Image by BrianAJackson.OPINION – CalRecycle is anticipated to finalize regulations any day aimed at implementing Senate Bill 54—the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. But disappointingly, economic benefits owed to Californians through implementation of the state’s landmark plastic pollution prevention law won’t be realized if pending regulations are adopted as is.
Image by 29mokara. OPINION – California’s transportation system connects our communities, supports our economy and protects public safety. Modernizing how we fund it is about aligning policy with reality and ensuring funding remains fair, accountable and sustainable.
Image by Creative BirdOPINION- California is already working to encourage heat pump adoption through its 2025 Energy Code, but our policymakers should be doing more. Homeowners need to be able to install equipment in a timely, predictable, and affordable way, especially during critical emergency replacements in Sacramento’s sweltering summers.
Black Mountain wild horses. Photo courtesy of Wild Horse Education. OPINION – California calls itself a leader on climate and conservation, but its treatment of wild horses tells a different story: when it comes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — a bedrock environmental safeguard — the state is letting these herds wither away.
Image by ndrii Yalanskyi. OPINION – Healthcare costs are straining families across California. The cause of this affordability crisis isn’t a mystery – it’s a problem hiding in plain sight, rooted in unchecked corporate hospital systems that put profits over patients.
Image by Shutter2U. OPINION – The budget is a statement of who we choose to stand with. This year, let it stand with the workers, seniors and children who built this state — and with the fiscal responsibility that comes from investing in prevention rather than paying for crisis.
Image by Khanchit Khirisutchalual. OPINION – Pavement created many problems for Los Angeles, damaging ecosystems and neighborhoods. But removing it where it no longer serves a purpose offers a rare chance to ease several pressures at once.
Image by BrianAJackson. OPINION – Before locking the state into another half-decade of Microsoft spending, taxpayers deserve to know if they are getting a return on investment, or if the state is wasting millions while stifling innovation and competition.
Image by SeventyFour. OPINION – As we close out Black History Month, we celebrate the extraordinary contributions of Black Americans to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Our responsibility is to recognize it early, nurture it, and refuse to let it remain hidden.
Image by EyeEm Mobile GmbH.OPINION – We don’t have the data we need to understand, and prevent, firearms-related deaths due to intimate partner violence (IPV).