December 14, 2018
Housing
Wiener: State will never reach Newsom’s housing goals without taking power from cities
Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom may have set an astronomical goal for allowing construction of 3.5 million new housing units in California by 2025, but a key Democratic state senator says it will never happen unless the the state pries away some local control over housing decisions.
Climate Change
Big polluters get help from the state, renewing doubts about California’s climate goals
The state may not be able to cut enough greenhouse gases by 2030, says Mary Nichols, who chairs California's Air Resources Board.
Commentary
Weekly Walters 12/14/2018
A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.
Newsletters
Judges, beaches, COP24 and a heartbreaking fire map
California's top judge leaves her party, the Brock Turner judge asks for money, a memory of the late Judge Newsom, and fingerpointing at the COP.