Indian Americans bear a special responsibility to educate neighbors and lawmakers in California, and to prevent Hindu nationalism from gaining a foothold, as a series of violent incidents and protests signal has found support.
In recent years, California lawmakers have targeted coastal protections that impede housing, leading to heated debate in the Capitol and elsewhere. A former attorney for the Coastal Commission says California's landmark Coastal Act has failed to deliver on what it envisioned.
Efforts to weaken California's coastal protections and ease housing development have generated fierce debate. It's created a false choice, argues the Santa Cruz mayor.
What if California "prescribed" housing to homeless people? As the state seeks a Medicaid waiver to help unhoused patients find and pay for housing, writing a prescription for housing could soon be possible.
California's so-called Gifted and Talented Education program can be socially limiting and psychologically hurtful for students. Excluding students on standard or remedial tracks from these courses can equally cap their potential.
En lugar de cerrar prisiones para ayudar a cerrar un déficit presupuestario, el gobernador Gavin Newsom quiere cerrar un total de 46 bloques de viviendas. El costo de la vivienda de los reclusos seguirá aumentando a menos que mejore el acceso a los programas de rehabilitación.
La región del Mar de Salton ha sido durante mucho tiempo una parte vital de la industria agrícola de California. En los próximos años, también será fundamental para el suministro de agua del estado y la producción mundial de litio. Un bono climático propuesto ofrece inversiones clave para consolidar ese futuro.
Even though California was accepted into the union as a free state, it had a significant role in perpetuating racial discrimination and inequality. An official apology from the state of California would be a crucial step toward reconciliation and healing.
Una residente del condado de Los Ángeles sostiene que el agua limpia del grifo debería ser un derecho, sin importar en qué vecindario viva. Después de años viviendo con agua marrón, su comunidad ayudó a forzar la toma de control del distrito local.
Former Gov. Jerry Brown's commitment to shoring up the state's rainy day reserves, particularly for K-12 education, is helping schools avoid more significant cuts as California addresses a massive deficit.