Commentary
When it comes to COVID-19, don’t let the good news become the bad news
There is a way to break the endless cycle of easing of restrictions, increased COVID-19 cases, tightening of restrictions and decreased cases.
Newsom handpicked a generation of California politicians. Can they help him run for president?
An entire generation of California elected officials owe their current jobs and their political prospects to Gavin Newsom.
If California’s race for governor is a stress test for democracy, it’s failing
The top-two primary system can produce chaos and disengaged voters. This year’s picks for governor are coming from a small share of voters.
Pratt out, Raman in: What Los Angeles voters can now expect in the mayoral race
Nithya Raman's success at making the runoff in the L.A. mayor's race means Karen Bass will need to answer difficult questions about high living costs and public safety.
California treats homelessness spending as action. That’s not a measure of success
California understands the pathway into homelessness. What the state still lacks is a coordinated system designed to interrupt it before families lose housing.
Yousef Baig
California Voices Editor
Denise Amos
California Voices Deputy Editor
Dan Walters
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Robert Greene
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George B. Sánchez-Tello
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Commentary
Gov. Newsom must clarify his Delta tunnel plan
What is needed is a “Grand Bargain” between all parties on the Delta tunnel, confirmed in legislation, to apportion water for exports and ecological flow.
Reader Reactions
Proposal to prohibit police unions from contributing to DA campaigns violates our First Amendment rights
This plan is a disingenuous double standard; we do not see the same ban suggested for other organizations that proclaim strong positions on policing in America.
Commentary
California’s moment of reckoning on police accountability
Will California live up to its promise as a forward-looking leader setting the pace? Two major police reform bills in the Legislature will tell the tale.
Commentary
Steps California can take now to reimagine an equitable recovery
Radical new ways of funding infrastructure investment must be central to any agenda for an equitable economic recovery. Here’s what the state can do.
Commentary
California’s blackout déjà vu – and the need for more generation and sufficient storage
It’s time for our state’s energy regulators and leaders to plan for a better-engineered system based on physics rather than wishful thinking.
Dan Walters
Short-circuiting the legislative process for electric cars
California has a weird legislative session this year, but legislators are still using gut-and-amend tactic.
Commentary
Investing in clean energy will help economic recovery
California’s economic recovery urgently depends on restoring lost clean energy jobs and actively pursuing additional clean energy investment.
Dan Walters
California gambles with stopgap legislation
California politicians are gambling on high-risk stopgaps to relieve the impacts of COVID-19's recession.
Commentary
Rent control is a disincentive to build affordable housing
The primary path to the middle class for American families is through property ownership. However, for many African Americans, Latinos and other minorities, the opportunity has been out of reach because of discriminatory housing laws and economic inequality. It’s alarming that a measure on the November ballot would make this lack of access worse and […]