Hermina Nedelescu. Image via Instagram. Over a dozen states have criminal statutes involving clergy sexual abuse. Pending legislation could add California to the fold, but the measure is…complicated.
Image by Kirk Fisher.OPINION – California policymakers are obsessed with boosting “affordable housing,” which makes sense when housing in the state is out of reach to a large portion of its residents. They’re trying to solve the problem from the wrong end, though. The supply of affordable housing is best expanded not by focusing on building homes with artificially cheap price tags but by increasing the construction pace of all homes.
Image by geckophotosOPINION – Walk into a Latino-owned restaurant in California, and you will see more than a business. You will see families working side by side. Right now, many of those restaurant owners feel like they are under threat from every direction.
Image by Wachirapong Sukkasemsakorn. OPINION – For California’s 1.1 million multilingual learners (MLLs), equity does not happen automatically but requires intentional action. While the Governor’s proposed budget appropriately elevates education as a statewide priority through broad investments and initiatives, those efforts alone cannot guarantee equitable outcomes.
Image by NicoElNino. There’s a wave of wealth tax proposals likely to appear on California ballots this year. Despite mounting opposition from lawmakers and some of the state’s wealthiest residents, progressives feel confident voters will to approve them.
Image by Gerasimov174. Less than a month after California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced new regulations for California’s cardrooms, the cardrooms struck back on Monday filing two lawsuits to block their implementation.
Image by tumsasedgars. Just what is the “standardized regulatory impact analysis,” or SRIA. In this week’s Micheli Files intrepid lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli explains all for you.
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.