Guest Commentary

Commentary

California’s reparations task force is reprising mistakes of the past

The task force has voted to distinguish between descendants of enslaved people who immigrated to California from other states, and Black people who immigrated from other countries. Its arbitrary classifications are likely to have legal, political and cultural repercussions.

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Guest Commentary

• May 31, 2022

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California needs to keep Diablo Canyon Power Plant running

Our state will need Diablo Canyon’s electrical generation to keep the lights on, and Gov. Gavin Newsom should be leading the charge to accomplish that.

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Guest Commentary

• May 27, 2022

Commentary

Protect cannabis tax revenue to bolster children’s welfare

Cannabis revenue has become a major funding source for state services to children and families living in poverty. The Legislature needs to back the governor’s long-term solution to protect it.

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Guest Commentary

• May 25, 2022

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California needs to put its money where its mouth is on public transportation

Unless the governor and Legislature address flaws in the way the state plans for and develops public transit and rail projects, California’s ambitious climate-related goals cannot be realized.

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Guest Commentary

• May 24, 2022

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Klamath Basin dam removal needs a science-driven oversight plan

A robust monitoring program is essential to ensure the success of the project to remove four aging hydropower dams on the Klamath River. More than $450 million has been allocated, but little has been allocated to fund the science to evaluate the project.

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Guest Commentary

• May 23, 2022

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Ethnic studies and civics need to be taught together, not separately

Ethnic studies can teach our children about their commonalities and their unique identities. Civics can teach them how to work toward compromise. California’s plan, however, is for these lessons to be taught separately. That makes no sense.

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Guest Commentary

• May 20, 2022

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Community involvement is key to solving housing crisis

Communities must focus on policies that prevent displacement of residents, preserve existing housing and increase housing affordable to lower-income residents.

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Guest Commentary

• May 18, 2022

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Four strategies for managing California’s crucial watershed

California is not doing a good job of tracking changes to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its watershed. That’s making it even tougher to manage the water that is available for the benefit of the state’s communities, economy and environment.

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Guest Commentary

• May 17, 2022