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Pro-Con: Would desert water project help or hurt?

By Mary Martin Mary Martin is retired Superintendent of the Mojave National Preserve and Lassen Volcanic National Park, qsmamo@frontiernet.net.  She wrote this commentary for CALmatters. California policymakers are the last line of defense against the federal government’s attempt to facilitate a water heist from beneath our Mojave Desert. Cadiz Inc. seeks to extract 50,000 acre-feet […]

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 17, 2018

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My turn: Charitable raffles should not become gambling operations

The NFL and Major League Baseball should not be permitted to run exclusive 50/50 raffles unless and until a comprehensive review and audit are conducted. Charitable raffles should not become gambling operations and revenue sources for business.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 16, 2018

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My turn: Trump damages the First Amendment; #EnemyOfNone

By Gregory Favre Gregory Favre, the former executive of The Sacramento Bee and retired vice president of news for the McClatchy Company, is a CALmatters board member, gregory@calmatters.org. He wrote this commentary for CALmatters. The men who wrote the First Amendment were not journalistic innocents, nor were they admirers of journalists. The journalism of their […]

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 16, 2018

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My turn: CA can lead on climate change and housing equity

Sen. Henry Stern's Senate Bill 1477 offers a roadmap for California to lead on climate action and housing equity.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 15, 2018

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School chief candidates Tuck, Thurmond on pensions

Tony Thurmond: Education stakeholders must identify pension solutions. Marshall Tuck: Politicians have ignored the pension problem for too long.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 14, 2018

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Pro-Con: Does a Western regional electric grid make sense?

Legislators have the opportunity to end the isolation that limits California’s ability to quickly and affordably deploy renewable energy. They need to pass Assembly Bill 813. Or not.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 13, 2018

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My turn: One last drink for the road?

State Controller Betty Yee and her husband were unfortunate victims of California’s lax attitude toward pot.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 13, 2018

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My Turn: The other side of the pension debate

Public pension haters paint a picture of overpaid public employees, always taking, never giving. They’d have credibility if they demonstrated basic knowledge about who gets pensions and how they spend them.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 7, 2018

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My turn: What’s needed to prevent megafires

California's laudable greenhouse gas reduction targets are not achievable if the state fails to address megafires.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 6, 2018

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My turn: Unfinished business on water

Californians recognize that water fuels our economy, grows our food, and sustains our natural places. The system also is in peril and the next governor will have plenty of work to do. It’s also in peril

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 6, 2018