Guest Commentary

Commentary

Coronavirus pandemic is no time for partisan politics in Washington

The coronavirus pandemic is a public health crisis that’s spawned a global economic crisis, and the immediate question all leaders must answer is: “What now?”

By Guest Commentary • March 25, 2020

Commentary

Battle against coronavirus poses threat to our democratic institutions

While we must prevent the spread of the coronavirus, we must demand that public officials maximize the ability of the people to participate in governmental decision-making.

By Guest Commentary • March 25, 2020

Capitol

Should Californians fix Prop. 13 or the state’s whole system of taxation?

Californians should have a conversation about the split roll initiative on the November ballot and ask if the state’s taxation system as a whole is broken, rather than just Proposition 13.

By Guest Commentary • March 25, 2020

Commentary

Coronavirus highlights the need to correct the state’s philanthropic inequality

As California suffers from economic fallout due to the coronavirus, the stark difference between wealthy coastal areas and the Central Valley reveals the inequality of the state’s philanthropy.

By Guest Commentary • March 24, 2020

Climate Change

California needs a better plan to achieve ambitious clean energy goals

California’s plan to achieve 100% clean energy by 2045 is based on an outdated greenhouse gas reduction target that fails to take into account the state’s more aggressive goals.

By Guest Commentary • March 23, 2020

Commentary

Mapping out comprehensive solutions to the housing crisis and homelessness in California

California housing organizations team up to draw on experts and propose a comprehensive framework of policy solutions to address the homelessness and housing crisis.

By Guest Commentary • March 22, 2020

Capitol

Homeless camps damage California’s levees; proposed legislation would protect the barriers

A California Assembly bill would enable flood control districts to relocate homeless camps that are damaging levees and endangering communities.

By Guest Commentary • March 21, 2020

Commentary

Closed community spaces due to coronavirus will leave the homeless out in the cold — it’s a disgrace

While Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order authorizes $150 million to increase shelter beds, lease hotel rooms and distribute trailers, many of California’s homeless will still be left out in the cold.

By Guest Commentary • March 20, 2020

Commentary

If the Supreme Court repeals the Affordable Care Act, California will feel substantial impact

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could scrap the Affordable Care Act. If the court repeals the health care law, one in three California residents covered by Medi-Cal could lose their health insurance or face substantial coverage limits.

By Guest Commentary • March 19, 2020

Commentary

With coronavirus, we should practice ‘physical distancing’ not ‘social distancing’

Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic, we must all focus on how we can heal our state and nation in new and creative ways after too many years of social disharmony and disunity.

By Guest Commentary • March 18, 2020