September 2020

Commentary

Three lessons for California’s water funding challenges in today’s recession

COVID-19 and climate extremes brought major challenges to water managers in California, and nimble fiscal solutions are needed.

By Guest Commentary • September 21, 2020

Commentary

Forty-two years later, another property tax battle

Forty-two years after California voters overwhemingly passed Proposition 13, the state's iconic property tax limit, Proposition 15 proposes to alter it.

By Dan Walters • September 21, 2020

Reader Reactions

Healing California’s rivers will take more than just water

Science has taught us that a more holistic approach leads to better results for the health of California's rivers and their fish populations

By Guest Commentary • September 20, 2020

Commentary

High housing costs keep Californians poor

California still has the nation's highest poverty rate, thanks to our high housing costs, which restrict much-needed construction.

By Dan Walters • September 20, 2020

Climate Change

Working families should not subsidize renewable energy

California’s shift away from fossil fuels to less reliable renewable energy created the energy shortfall that led to blackouts.

By Guest Commentary • September 19, 2020

Climate Change

Tapping into solar-charged batteries could help prevent blackouts

Changing regulations in California would help keep the lights on by enabling customer-owned solar-charged batteries to provide energy to the grid.

By Guest Commentary • September 19, 2020

Events

Watch: Can California create a future-ready workforce?

Workforce development is more important than ever as California faces a hollowing out of middle class jobs, the rise of robots and automation in more professions, an evolving gig-economy, a growing discussion about social justice and racial discrimination in the workplace, and a deep recession. We co-hosted a virtual conversation with the Milken Institute about […]

By Vanessa Richardson • September 18, 2020

California Wildfires

Man who claims he lit Dolan Fire to hide murders undergoing mental health evaluation

By Kate Cimini • September 18, 2020

Events

Robots, veterans, apprenticeships: What’s next for California’s job market

As unemployment drops, business leaders and educators pinpoint what’s gone wrong for workers and where to look for opportunity.

By Lauren Hepler • September 18, 2020

Health

COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen

Without clear guidance from the state, coronavirus testing remains a contentious and costly issue as more school districts inch toward reopening.

By Barbara Feder Ostrov • September 18, 2020