Guest Commentary

New electronic device repair reforms don’t go far enough. We need legislation that requires manufacturers to make parts, tools and service information available to everyone who needs to fix their own devices.

Health coverage is not the same as quality health care. California needs to strengthen primary care, which puts patients at the center of care and helps keep health care costs affordable.

En resumen En lugar de preguntar qué pueden hacer los legisladores, deberíamos dirigirnos a los residentes de las comunidades más afectadas para buscar formas de reducir la violencia armada. Read this article in English.   El trágico tiroteo en Sacramento el 3 de abril que cobró seis vidas se une a una larga lista de tiroteos en […]

Rather than ask what legislators can do, we should turn to residents in the most affected communities for ways to reduce gun violence.

With dozens of candidates likely to run in any gubernatorial recall election, electing the consensus candidate is a valuable reform for these contentious times.

We should be using our abundant supply of petroleum in the state to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

California’s electricity rates are high because of years of expensive decisions. New demand for environmentally beneficial electricity should not be saddled with those legacy costs.

Meeting climate goals while maintaining a reliable electric grid will require a range of strategies, abundant resources for research and development and political willpower.

A single state contract with Kaiser Permanente to provide Medi-Cal services in counties where it operates will further the state’s goals of making quality health care more accessible and affordable.

Eliminating parking minimums for new developments can lead to more affordable, accessible and inclusive housing.