Guest Commentary

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California’s plan to achieve 100% clean energy by 2045 is based on an outdated greenhouse gas reduction target that fails to take into account the state’s more aggressive goals.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

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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

Climate Change

California should reset its ambition and unleash the next wave of clean energy to combat climate change

California should think bigger about climate change and imagine a complete climate solution, where we actually reverse climate change rather than just avoid its catastrophic impacts.

By Guest Commentary • March 17, 2020

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Sacrifices Californians make together to slow the spread of coronavirus are worth it

The sacrifices that families, schools, businesses and communities are making to slow down the spread of the coronavirus protect the health of the people who may need advanced treatment.

By Guest Commentary • March 16, 2020

Commentary

California should structure funding for skilled nursing to promote high-quality care

It is essential in this aging state that California structures its funding for skilled nursing care in a way that promotes high-quality care.

By Guest Commentary • March 16, 2020

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To prevent mass school shootings, California should rely on facts and science, not for-profit fear-mongers

Despite crime being at record setting lows, national polling reveals 93% of parents consider school safety a top priority. In the aftermath of isolated but widely reported horrific school shootings, education leaders report they’re inundated with sales pitches from security companies, each with the same basic message: You could be next.   Fear mongering of exceedingly […]

By Guest Commentary • March 15, 2020