Guest Commentary

As Miguel Cardona prepares to take the helm of the U.S. Department of Education, community colleges can provide a path forward.

Mientras Miguel Cardona se prepara para tomar el mando del Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos, los colegios comunitarios pueden proporcionar un camino a seguir.

As the California Energy Commission prepares a building code update, a debate rages about all-electric homes vs. natural gas.

We are a group of elected leaders who arrived at the same conclusion: Government too often does not work for the people we represent.

We fear the budget crunch could lead the UC to fail to deliver on the soaring hopes for social mobility for underrepresented minority students.

Tememos que la crisis presupuestaria pueda llevar a la UC a no cumplir con las crecientes esperanzas de movilidad social para los estudiantes minoritarios subrepresentados.

Self-interested attacks by teacher unions on the governor bring us no closer to balanced policy on how to reopen schools.

We need to consider the small businesses and employers that have been impacted by the enactment of AB 5 and COVID-19.

El cambio a las energías renovables no se trata solo de luchar contra el cambio climático, se trata de detener la contaminación energética en las comunidades de bajos ingresos.

The move to renewables isn’t just about fighting climate change, it’s about stopping energy pollution in low-income communities.