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Mental illness implications of cannabis use must not be ignored

Backers of cannabis legalization–and their supporters in the media–have successfully cast marijuana legalization as a racial and social justice issue, although almost no one is in prison for cannabis possession. And they have vastly oversold the potential medical benefits of the drug, while understating its risks.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 14, 2019

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Bond issue transparency still under assault

Local officials still don't like having to tell voters how proposed bond issues will affect their property taxes and may seek relief from the Legislature.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 4월 14, 2019

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Weekly Walters 04/12/2019

A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 4월 12, 2019

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Why Cal Grant must be expanded: Hard realities of juggling community college, work and family

Here's why Cal Grant program must be expanded: I am a father to two daughters, and, like many other community college students, I juggle work, school and family responsibilities every day. I also happen to be one of the 84 percent of black students who did not receive a Cal Grant award to support my education due to California’s inadequate financial aid system.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 12, 2019

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We must let more California students into public universities’ front door

Unethical and even criminal tactics used to slide students into prestigious universities cannot be tolerated. But there’s something else we should not tolerate: the insufficient higher education capacity to meet student demand in California.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 11, 2019

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Community colleges wracked by data dispute

California community colleges are under pressure to improve outcomes for their students but college officials complain that the data being used to measure progress are faulty.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 4월 11, 2019

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From books to 3D printers, the many reasons to thank librarians

In this National Library Week, thank a librarian. Libraries are safe, accessible, non-stigmatized places that welcome everyone, even our most disenfranchised. Libraries aren’t the cure for California’s most vexing challenges, but investing more in them makes those challenges less vexing.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 10, 2019

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‘Job killer’ bills may be more difficult to kill

The California Chamber of Commerce has been remarkably successful for two decades in defeating or neutralizing bills it places on its annual list of "job killers," but the Capitol's ambiance is changing and continuing that record may be more difficult.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 4월 10, 2019

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Yes, we need clean water. But it must remain tax-free

Taxing water, food and other essential needs would limit their affordability and betray our collective resolve that no one should be denied the essentials for health, sanitation and freedom from hunger and thirst.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 9, 2019

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How federal ‘opportunity zone’ tax incentive can help California build an inclusive economy

The federal opportunity zone program created by the 2017 tax overhaul, enables investors to defer capital gains taxes on funds invested in designated communities. Opportunity zones offer one path forward that relies on private capital to bear the cost.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 9, 2019