Opinion
Secure California’s water future
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.
Posts Tagged: legislation
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AB 306: abundance agenda misfire
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.
Micheli Files
California Legislature end-of-session reminders
View of the Senate in the California State Capitol building. Image by Sundry Photography. With the final weeks of Session upon us, several procedural items that regularly occur on the Floors of the California Legislature may be in order.
Opinion
AB 1156: agricultural resilience for the Central Valley
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.
Opinion
We can’t afford to ignore obesity care in California any longer
Image by artisteer. OPINION – We know the costs of untreated obesity are staggering. In 2022 alone, obesity and related conditions cost California’s economy $89.5 billion – 2.5% of our state’s GDP.
Opinion
California must protect access to natural kratom
Image via iStock, uncreditedOPINION – Living with chronic pain isn’t just physically debilitating—it’s emotionally isolating. It cuts you off from the world and slowly erodes your sense of hope. For me, natural leaf kratom became the turning point—the one thing that offered me real relief when everything else had failed.
Micheli Files
A review of state mandates in California legislation
Image by CamerisState mandates refer to state-imposed requirements on local governments and school districts that often involve new programs or higher levels of service. In this week’s Micheli Files McGeorge law professor and Capitol lobbyist Chris Micheli shares insights into some types of state mandates.
Opinion
A new bill might finally make online protections work
Image by EyeEm Mobile GmbH. The real threat to teen autonomy isn’t digital restriction. It’s corporate manipulation. That’s why I believe the Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) is so important.
Opinion
To the California privacy agency, remember your mission
Image by t:designer491. OPINION – The California Privacy Protection Agency was created with Californians’ security top of mind. Its central mission: protect consumers’ personal data privacy, clear and direct. But the agency is at a pivotal moment that could dampen its legacy.
Opinion
Pest control tools are not the enemy
An agricultural drone sprays crops in the early morning sunlight. Image by guteksk7.OPINION – You can’t wish pests away. You can’t regulate them out of existence. And we certainly can’t fight them with a tweet or hope.