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My turn: Women make big political gains. Obstacles remain

Advocates for political equality should be pleased with the election results and the surge in female candidacies. But institutional roadblocks could impede their progress in California over the near term. Further, how can this state think of itself as a progressive trendsetter when it's one of only 20 states that has never elected a female governor? And it could be several years before a woman even gets a realistic chance.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 11월 8, 2018

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My turn: Child crime is vanishing. Does anyone know why?

The average pre-teen today is 96 percent less likely to be arrested than his or her counterpart in past decades. Arrests of girls and boys of all ethnicity and race for violence, property, drug, vandalism, felony and misdemeanor offenses are down by huge proportions. We need informed, innovative leadership to perpetuate these gains.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 11월 6, 2018

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My turn: GM’s greenwashing could wreck CA’s electric vehicle progress

General Motors' zero-emission vehicle proposal is greenwashing. GM should support Obama administration fuel economy standards and condemn Trump's attack on state authority to expand ZEV programs.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 11월 5, 2018

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My turn: New ‘felony murder’ rule makes system more just

Senate Bill 1437 doesn’t abolish the felony murder rule. Rather, it clarifies that a person may only be convicted of murder if the individual personally killed, acted with an intent to kill, or acted as a “major participant” in the felony with “reckless indifference to human life.” Prosecutors no longer will be able to substitute the intent to commit a crime for the intent to commit murder.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 11월 4, 2018

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My turn: What the next lieutenant governor must do

Our next lieutenant governor will have an obligation to balance stark differences in access to education and economic mobility based on race, ethnicity, and gender. The majority of California’s K-12 students are of color and low-income. They face numerous barriers to attaining bachelor’s degrees and comprise a small proportion of public university graduates. That must change, and the lieutenant governor can help.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 11월 1, 2018

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My turn: How to meet the new climate change challenge

Transportation is responsible for 50 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and 80 percent of smog-forming pollutants. To tackle this challenge, we must rapidly accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 10월 31, 2018

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My turn: Why we must require the HPV cancer vaccine

California’s completed HPV cancer vaccination level has remained stagnant, changing from 46 percent to only 53 percent in the past five years. Too many Californians are left unprotected from HPV-related cancers. To achieve the same success as Virginia, D.C., and Rhode Island, California should require that the HPV vaccination become a school entry requirement, and it has the power to do so.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 10월 30, 2018

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My turn: Next governor will face hard fiscal realities

Jerry Brown will scoot out in the nick of time. His successor will face the vice grip of a slowing economy and rising costs for pension-plan contributions and more bond payments.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 10월 29, 2018

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My turn: Surprising facts of crime and death in California

Demagogues have pushed many whites to fear immigrants and the young. In reality, whites are most violently threatened in areas where racialized anger is strongest. Confronting that reality is one key to forging sane policies and a more cohesive society.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 10월 28, 2018

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My turn: What we can do to combat political violence

Surely, we will learn the answers soon from the experts, rather than from the rambling rants from the left and right know-nothings. But, meanwhile, shouldn’t our leaders start doing something about the tone of our discourse? And shouldn’t we as citizens, as voters, send them a message?

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 10월 25, 2018