Homelessness
Homelessness: I feel your pain, or do I?
As cities look for ways to tackle homelessness and the state pours half a billion dollars into finding solutions, we look at the science of empathy.
September 17, 2018
Elections
De León isn’t backing off criticism of how Feinstein handled allegation against Kavanaugh
Running to unseat fellow Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein, state Sen. Kevin de León continued to criticize her response to a constituent’s accusation of sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Commentary
My turn: Why more women aren’t on corporate boards
Publicly held corporations are more profitable and productive when women serve on the boards. SB 826 is a reasonable approach that would require publicly traded corporations based in California to have at least one woman on their boards.
Reader Reactions
Limit immigration
Pat Barry, Laguna Hills Justin Knighten asks what our leaders are doing to protect immigrants but ignores the benefits and rights of those living in the United States who built the country and made it desirable for those wishing to come here. The United States has no legal obligation to take in economic refugees seeking […]
Newsletters
What’s next after Brown’s climate summit
Boalt Hall, lessons from the Global Climate Action Summit, Newsom and Cox on climate, Denti-Cal, Toni Atkins' UC regent confirmations, and CALmatters wins an Online News Association award.
Commentary
Study provides new ammo for K-12 schools battle
A new study of California's K-12 schools concludes that the "achievement gap" remains large, and more efforts—along with a lot more money—are needed to close it.