Guest Commentary

Assembly Bill 535 seeks to regulate the use of the word “California” on olive oil labels, similar to existing regulations for California wine.

Lawmakers make health care laws to benefit corporations, not patients. This must change.

We must change the way gun violence is viewed. There is plenty of evidence that restrictions on assault weapons save lives.

California law should be changed to require the lieutenant governor to serve if a recall is successful. It would stop gubernatorial recall abuse, focus both political parties on winning general elections and avoid many of the $215 million in costs for this exercise in democracy.

Critics underestimate the importance of class size reduction because they don’t understand the challenges of our profession. Hiring teachers and other professionals to help students directly serves students.

The Lake Tahoe Basin is seeing the predicted effects of climate change happening now -- less snow and more rain, and larger, more intense wildfires. Land managers need to adapt how we plan for and actively manage the land under our care in the Tahoe Basin and throughout California.

Black people need to stop freely giving our votes away to Democrats without checking their records to see whether they support what is important to us.

Assembly Bill 1368 will enable California’s network of resettlement agencies to get state funding to provide case management for people granted asylum and ensure that they get the support and resources they need.

Gun shows are not dangerous and absolutely belong on fairgrounds as much as an agricultural fair or bridal show. Government should not discriminate against lawful activity because some do not agree with it.

As consequential as the outcome of the recall election is, whose voices will be heard in the halls of power for the next 10 years is of paramount importance. The name of the game between now and the 2022 elections will be redistricting.