Image by Srdjanns74. OPINION – In California’s super-inflated housing market, some well-intended rules meant to support foster youth transitioning into adulthood have the unintended consequence of making it harder to find housing and work against the state’s goal to reduce the number of foster youth funneled into homelessness as adults.
OPINION – Since January, ICE agents have arrested at least 22 people at California state courthouses in Fresno – with no regard for due process or dignity. These individuals were not fugitives. Some were awaiting trial and had not been convicted of any crime.
Image by sergeyryzhov. OPINION – Lawmakers must heed the message being delivered loud and clear by California voters and reject Assembly Bill 446 (Ward) – misguided legislation that would eliminate the discounts and loyalty reward programs that millions of California consumers rely on each year to save thousands of dollars and make ends meet.
Image by WANAN YOSSINGKUM. OPINION – There’s an innovative solution that should be on the mind of every lawmaker as they consider what’s next for cap-and-trade: Nature-Based Climate Credits.
Image by PatrickCivelloOPINION – California faces a critical choice: confront a devastating water outlook head-on or continue to delay while the cost of inaction rises rapidly.
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.