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How should California define student success in 2020?

Schools will look different this year, so educators should reset measures for student success to align with a set of more holistic outcomes.

By Guest Commentary • August 11, 2020

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Allowing hemp CBD to be used in food, cosmetics would provide California with much needed revenue

Studies project a hemp CBD market for food and beverage at more than $2 billion next year; California is falling behind of this revenue train.

By Guest Commentary • August 11, 2020

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Opinión: Las escuelas no pueden reabrir sus puertas por sí solas; una crisis nacional requiere una respuesta nacional

Trabajando con expertos de la UC de San Diego, hemos establecido normas para reabrir las escuelas de manera segura. Pero no podemos hacerlo solos, y las medidas son costosas.

By Guest Commentary • August 10, 2020

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Schools cannot reopen on their own; a national crisis requires a national response

Working with UC San Diego experts, we have created a standard to safely reopen schools. But we cannot do it alone, and the mitigations are expensive.

By Guest Commentary • August 10, 2020

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An answer for an expected tsunami of evictions during COVID-19

A federal moratorium on evicting tenants from federally-aided housing expired Aug. 1; here is an answer to dramatically change eviction process outcomes.

By Guest Commentary • August 10, 2020

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The fallacy behind private surveillance cameras in San Francisco

San Francisco tightly restricts video surveillance by its police, but a millionaire has created an unaccountable neighborhood surveillance system.

By Guest Commentary • August 9, 2020

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Protection of the California agriculture-port relationship should be a top priority

California should review regulatory policies that affect the agriculture-port relationship with having a goal of economic resilience.

By Guest Commentary • August 8, 2020

Capitol

Legislature should acknowledge nurse practitioners’ value and remove restrictions

Assembly Bill 890 will remove restrictions on patient access to nurse practitioners and help fill California's primary care provider gap.

By Guest Commentary • August 7, 2020

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Alternative schools provide lessons on reaching disconnected students for distance learning

Policymakers should look at how alternative schools, which specialize in serving disconnected students, can be models with valuable lessons.

By Guest Commentary • August 7, 2020

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High speed rail became a boondoggle when politicians changed it to low speed rail

High speed rail requires a dedicated track and electrification, and almost a decade ago legislators prohibited a dedicated track in the Bay Area and non-electrified track in other areas.

By Guest Commentary • August 7, 2020