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).
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.