Elections
Californians may get to vote on expanded privacy rights
San Francisco privacy advocate Alastair Mactaggart is filing a new initiative to create a privacy bill of rights. The initiative could face challenges.
September 24, 2019
Commentary
California’s pension debt cannot be ignored
Joe Nation, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research: Legislative attempts at reform of public employee pensions barely made a dent in the problem. Public pension debt will continue to grow. The question is whether California’s leaders have the courage to acknowledge and implement the aggressive and comprehensive reforms that are so clearly required.
WhatMatters
Where the tax debate is headed, Jerry Brown’s climate change fight, jail deaths, and swamp rats
Senator looks to remake California's tax structure as businesses gear up for fight. Jerry Brown launches new climate iniative. Mentally ill inmates die in San Diego.