Image by Wirestock. OPINION – It’s been nearly two decades since the groundbreaking law, AB 32, established our state’s ambitious goals for reducing climate-harming greenhouse gas emissions. But there is much more to do.
Image by William_PotterOPINION – There’s been news coverage lately about potential large-scale selloffs of national public lands. While there is no doubt that California has an affordable housing crisis, we don’t believe that large-scale public lands selloffs are the answer.
EV questions. Image by wildpixel. OPINION – As multiple media outlets have reported, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is getting into the ring to defend the electric vehicle mandates they have foisted upon California’s families and businesses. Unfortunately, CARB’s staunch defense of anti-consumer regulations is a master class in disinformation – purposefully designed to deceive Californians.
Image by gorodenkoff. OPINION – We can no longer ignore the needs of our state’s medically fragile patients – nor should we.
Image by peterschreiber.media.OPINION – As the California Assembly considers AB305, bipartisan legislation that could rewrite California’s energy future, the stakes could not be higher. The bill would exempt small modular reactors (SMRs) from the state’s nuclear moratorium in an attempt to end California’s reliance on fossil gas and carve out a new path for an abundant, carbon-free energy future.
Image by Arseniy45. OPINION – There is a quiet but seismic shift underway right now in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. California, as America’s innovation powerhouse, cannot afford to ignore it.
The "Dos Amigos" pumping plant, San Luis Canal, part of the California Aqueduct system; Los Banos, central California. Image by Sundry PhotographyOPINION – The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California recently adopted what could be a revolutionary policy, providing a lens through which to consider how to spend precious ratepayer dollars.
Image by Renata Hamuda. OPINION – Despite what many think, California spends a mere 1% of its total budget on housing and homelessness. Until we take bold action by dramatically increasing public investment and strengthening tenant protections, this crisis will only worsen.
Image by Albina GavrilovicOPINION – Over the past decade California’s homeless residents have endured a catastrophic addiction epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives and spread despair in communities across the state. Compassion requires a new course. AB 255 by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) is a commonsense reform to support addiction recovery and save lives.
Image by Francesco Scatena. OPINION – Reintroduced this year without addressing previous critical concerns from legislators and stakeholders, SB 682 would create a vague and overly broad regulatory framework that could put California’s economy at risk.