Guest Commentary

California courts made it easier for special interest groups to put tax initiatives on the ballot. Proposition 43 fixes that mistake, argues an anti-tax advocate.

The Lineage Logistics fire was the fifth major crisis to hit East Los Angeles in six consecutive years. The community and its local businesses are still seeking relief.

If Californians harbor doubts about their elections, the process needs to be repaired. A former California secretary of state says that's why he's backing Prop. 39.

Prop. 39 is a redundant proposal that will only make it harder for all voters to participate in future elections, argues a civic engagement advocate.

California lets 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote by their 18th birthday, but only 11% do. High schools should be required to teach them how, a graduate says.

Since 2000, the state has issued nearly $200 billion in bonds, but it hasn’t always measured the effectiveness of programs the bonds fund.

California voters must stand up to the corporations that want to dismantle the state's environmental laws, argues an environmental justice advocate.

Proposition 45 offers reforms that retain protections under California environmental law and crucially speeds up approvals, an affordable housing advocate argues.

A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, UCSF is transferring some medical services, forcing vulnerable children and their families travel to San Francisco for care.

Regressive federal funding cuts have put a healthcare crisis on California's doorstep. Proposition 40 will make billionaires pay their fair share and bring relief to Californians, a nurse argues.