Guest Commentary

The state’s boom-and-bust economy leads to budget volatility. Prop. 2 would double the state’s rainy day fund, lessening the need to chop costs.

California's political system makes it difficult to get elected without personal wealth or wealthy donors. A psychology professor says a public financing system could empower better candidates.

There are two main questions to consider when evaluating bond measures on the November ballot. And the answers vary depending on the proposition.

A media analyst warns that right-wing pundits are creating a dangerous environment where the reflexive rejection of negative election results is the new normal.

California was the first state to ban pay toilets. A pitched return of the policy in San Diego shows how privatization is the best government can think to do today.

Tech billionaires funding PACs have enjoyed recent growth in personal and corporate wealth and are spending it to handpick the California Legislature.

After hundreds of AI “agents” participated in a cyber attack, industry leaders began seeking guardrails. California is beginning to set some.

LA28 Olympic venues should swap single-use plastic cups and utensils for washable, reusable items and let fans bring their own reusable bottles.

Los sistemas estadounidenses de compraventa y financiación de viviendas a menudo ignoran los recursos financieros y el historial crediticio de los inmigrantes antes de su llegada a Estados Unidos, incluso en el caso de quienes compran al contado.

The U.S. systems of home sales and financing often ignore immigrants’ pre-U.S. financial resources and credit histories, even for people buying with cash.