Guest Commentary

After months of being confined to our homes, thousands of people have been shouting in the streets, risking their lives in the midst of a pandemic to fight structural racism and to be heard. It’s time to listen. When Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed me the first ever senior advisor on Social Innovation for the state […]

The challenges of running meal programs for children during the COVID-19 pandemic means more kids will struggle with access to the nutritious meals.

There are signs that budgets and K-12 school reopening plans being shaped now may fail to recognize science as part of the academic core.

It would be horrific if our state budget cut back on the critical health and human service programs already in place for seniors and people with disabilities.

As the economy reopens and we seek some semblance of normalcy, we must not forget the essential workers we once ignored, like my father, a long-haul trucker.

Opponents of the Delta tunnel project never say their position will lead to higher food prices and can even lead to class-based disparities in health outcomes.

A constitutional amendment on the November ballot is a referendum on 2018’s Senate Bill 10, which replaces cash bail with risk assessments for detained suspects.

Our chemically-dependent approach to agriculture is at the core of many problems such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity.

The Supreme Court upholds the DACA program; however, the Trump administration could still end the program if it provides sufficient legal justification.

Por Caitlin Patler y Erin Hamilton, en exclusiva para CalMatters Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. En un duro golpe a la administración Trump, la decisión de la Corte Suprema del jueves concluyó que el intento de […]