Image by David Gyung, iStock Images.AB 1776 is being sold as a tool to hold Big Tech accountable, but instead opens courthouse doors to lawsuits against family-owned and small to mid-sized businesses.
Image by Matimix, iStock Images.OPINION — California must consider strategically how to ensure every child has access
Image by DIY 13, iStock Images.Registered data brokers were required to begin accessing the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform on Aug. 1.
Image by DIY 13, iStock Images.OPINION — Many California patients are already experiencing access hurdles to the non-intoxicating hemp-derived CBD products.
Looking at a glass of dirty water with suspicionOPINION — Turn on the tap in San Jose, and the water is something you don’t think twice about. That’s not the case in parts of the Central Valley, where drinking water is too dangerous to drink.
Man and woman figures sitting on unequal stacks of dollar bills. Gender pay gap, income inequality, financial disparity, and salary discrimination concept.OPINION — Inequality in the United States is out of control. And this is particularly true in California, which, despite being the wealthiest state of the wealthiest nation in the world, many people are simply not making it.
Image of a librarian's hands as she sorts through a pile of children's books that are out of focus. Children's books have been a focus of book bans across the United States.OPINION — Since 1996’s Proposition 209, California has prohibited the consideration of race in public education, employment and contracting. While framed around fairness, the measure’s real-world effect has been to blindfold the state, creating a painful disconnect between the clearly visible systemic inequities and our legal ability to fix them.
Solar panels installed in the green forest, clean alternative energy concept, sustainable energy, environment, solar power, generatorOPINION — What goes into the price of a can of beer? Any economics professor will tell you to account for the cost to run a brewery, the price of supplies, labor, shipping and taxes. What often gets overlooked is the cost to the local community — paid in harmful air pollution.
Laguna Beach ocean shoreline with palm trees at Heisler Park, California, USAOPINION — At a time when California needs stronger ocean protections, the status quo is a step back.
Female lawyer is explaining the terms of the legal contract document and asking the client to sign it properly.OPINION — As an attorney who has spent many years litigating privacy rights, I take seriously any claim that legislation could make vulnerable families less safe.