August 8, 2019

As more Americans seek help for symptoms of mental illness, the healthcare industry can’t keep pace with demand. In California, the largest de facto mental institution is now the Los Angeles County jail. All too often, the criminal justice system is the first stop toward getting long-term care. A few decades ago, fewer than half […]

As bills that take aim at plastic waste make their way through California’s legislature, the damage they intend to fix already is rippling through the state’s recycling economy. On Monday, rePlanet, a major collector of beverage bottles and cans, shut its 284 collection centers in California, citing lower subsidies from the state as well as […]

California has released a draft of the new ethnic studies curriculum for high schools, and critics are asking: Does it lean too far left?

James C. Ramos, Democrat representing Assembly District 40: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s apology for California’s genocide against Native Americans reflects an understanding of the state’s true history. This apology should become a landmark moment in bringing resources, support, and justice to the 700,000 Native Americans who make the California their home.

Senator's domestic violence bill is personal. California justice says colleague sexually harassed her. New HIV-prevention drug sparks debate.

California has a goal of reducing is solid waste stream by 75 percent by 2020 but is falling short of that goal.