Guest Commentary

An estimated 1.4 million young Californians who are eligible to vote are not registered. Many just need a little help or a push but don’t receive it.

“Affordability” is the gap between what things cost and what you can afford to spend, yes, but it’s more than that.

Dolores Huerta was an inspirational role model, a militant who named and shaped the world, writes a UC Berkeley professor reflecting on the labor icon's legacy.

Proposition 13 was sold as a way to save retirees' homes from rising property taxes. It became a permanent discount for rich, corporate property owners.

Banning children's access to digital technologies sounds protective, but the evidence so far mostly suggests it is not.

California's governor will have more power over schools because they'll appoint a newly created education commissioner. The reform also changed the state superintendent's job.

California ordered Tahoe-Truckee Unified to exit the Nevada athletics conference over a conflict with transgender athlete rules. A parent says officials failed to account for what that means for families in the snowy Sierra.

CARE Court changes judges’ role, says an appellate judge who presided over such a court. It requires judges to inspire trust and exercise empathy and relationship-building.

Automated systems — algorithms and artificial intelligence — often sway rental company decisions, leaving rejected families with little recourse.

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.