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My turn: Protect small businesses from predatory lending

By Mark Herbert Mark Herbert of Concord is Small Business Majority’s California director, mherbert@smallbusinessmajority.org. He wrote this commentary for CALmatters. Loans can make an entrepreneur’s dreams come true, but they can just as easily destroy those dreams. Leila Bardales found that out the hard way. Leila and her husband, part of Small Business Majority’s network […]

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 13, 2018

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Proposition 10: Should California expand rent control?

By Peter Dreier Peter Dreier is E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and founding chair of the Urban & Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College, dreier@oxy.edu. He wrote this commentary for CALmatters. Almost half of California’s population–17 million people–are renters. Many of them spend more than half of their income on rent, plunging many full-time […]

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 12, 2018

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My turn: Regulations and taxes stifle family businesses

By Grant Deary and Carol Burger Grant Deary is executive vice president overseeing marketing and external affairs for Nor-Cal Beverage Co., grantd@ncbev.com. Carol Burger is president of Burger Rehabilitation Systems, info@burgerrehab.com. They wrote this commentary for CALmatters. Family business owners look to the next quarter-century, not just the next quarter. We treat our employees as […]

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 11, 2018

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My turn: Students need the right tests, not more tests

California students need more than a test score. They need a test that opens the door to college.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 11, 2018

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My turn: How to fix broken immigration system: Vote

Marches in support of immigration does matter. But voting is our pathway to fundamentally change immigration policies and so much more.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 10, 2018

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My turn: What the next governor should do for UC

California's next governor must safeguard the University of California and help it remain the world’s greatest public research and teaching university.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 9, 2018

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My turn: Here’s how to grow jobs: Fight climate change

California has the toughest clean air standards and some of the world's most ambitious climate policies. It also has more clean energy jobs, attracts more clean energy investments, and drives more innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency than any other state.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 5, 2018

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Proposition 3: An $8.87 billion water and habitat bond

Proposition 3 is an $8.87 billion water and habitat bond on the November ballot. Jerry Meral, the main proponent of Proposition 3, tells why voters should support it. Eric Parfrey of the Sierra Club explains why people should vote no.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 4, 2018

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My turn: Extend community colleges’ 4-year degree program

Gov. Jerry Brown has on his desk Senate Bill 1406 by Sen. Jerry Hill, a San Mateo Democrat, that would allow students to begin their bachelor’s degree programs as late as the 2022-23 academic year and graduate by July 2026. He should sign it.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 3, 2018

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My turn: Jerry Brown’s judges

Amid speculation as to why Jerry Brown has waited so long to make his fourth appointment to the California Supreme Court, the governor has said he does not want to rush. The decision will shape how future historians evaluate the Brown era.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 9월 2, 2018