Guest Commentary

Teaching data science and statistical reasoning in addition to traditional algebra ensures that California students will be better prepared than ever.

The Dixie and Caldor fires may have dealt the burning blows, but these towns are the victims of misplaced corporate priorities, agency arrogance and a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of fire in the forests of the Sierra Nevada.

Justice in debt-collection cases is one-sided. Borrowers almost never have legal representation in court — the state should guarantee the right to a lawyer.

Senate bills 9 and 10 correct exclusionary zoning issues that prevent affordable housing and put Black and Latino Californians out of the running for homeownership.

Our state's system of policies, laws and institutions is designed to keep bad things from happening and is much less adept at expediting programs and projects that must happen quickly and at a scale to address a warming climate. This must change.

Assembly Bill 616 could deprive California farmworkers of many of their rights in choosing whether to form or join a union. The Legislature should provide for genuine mail-in balloting in farmworker union elections.

While many people complain about the ideological biases in the California Department of Education’s proposal to revolutionize the state mathematics curriculum, that’s not the main problem. This plan has fundamental issues of concern and will do no child any good. It is irresponsible to make the entire state a laboratory for very controversial educational theories, […]

We should not overlook the changes we can make to improve air quality immediately while working toward using alternative fuels to displace diesel and gasoline.

It’s long past time for California to end civil assessments and court fees that heap debt on people on top of their punishment.

Livestock represent more than 50% of all methane generated in California, contributing to climate-warming greenhouse gases. We should double down on investments in methane-reduction programs as effective, short-term climate solutions.