Commentary
Lessons learned in the journey from Prop. 187 to DACA to the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide on the termination of DACA, but immigrants know they have been down this road before.
Spencer Pratt wants to be LA’s next mayor. His tell-all book won’t help him
In his memoir, Pratt describes himself as selfish, undisciplined and unprincipled. He deflects blame, squanders fortunes and complains a lot.
How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling could affect California’s gerrymandered districts
The High Court's decision guts the Voting Rights Act’s impetus to draw districts so non-white ethnic groups get congressional representation.
We can’t ‘restore’ American history by flagging Native American books
Pres. Donald Trump is pressuring Redwood National and State Parks to tag tribally-centered books and material critical of American history.
Billionaires aren’t going to flee California. Others will without a budget fix
The idea that billionaires will flee California over a proposed wealth tax is bunk. Still, the ballot initiative is only a Band-Aid, and impedes a more serious conversation about the state's deeper fiscal problems.
Yousef Baig
California Voices Editor
Denise Amos
California Voices Deputy Editor
Dan Walters
Columnist
Jim Newton
Contributor
Pedro Rios
Contributor
Robert Greene
Contributor
George B. Sánchez-Tello
Contributor
Commentary
We’re experiencing ‘emergency inflation’ on some issues – if everything is a crisis, then nothing is
When we use crisis frames on issues that require long-term policy shifts, they can paralyze us, leading to thinking that the problem is too big to solve.
Reader Reactions
Continued attacks on unions and campaign contributions
Some people contend the reason to decline campaign contributions deserves to be applied to other public employee unions as well.
Commentary
Newsom, Legislature build new wall of debt
A final version of the new state budget is still being negotiated, but it's evident that it will include billions of dollars in new state debt.
Capitol
Legislature should keep reimbursing community health centers for telephonic health care visits
Reimbursement of telephonic visits is a lifeline for many of the smaller community health centers in California.
Commentary
Bullet train could be derailed
A new resolution supported by most state assembly members could be the beginning of the end for California's much-troubled bullet train project.
Capitol
Make up for COVID-19 losses by investing in California higher education; state’s economic recovery depends on it
Leaders need to invest in California’s world-class institutions of higher education to hasten our state’s recovery.
Capitol
Funding for community health navigators is needed now more than ever
Health navigators reach out to marginalized communities of all ethnicities to provide information about affordable health care and other programs.
Capitol
Our justice system is failing our youth; California must reshape and redefine its approach
If we want to address the racial injustice of the system and support all of California’s young people to succeed, we must think and act differently.
Commentary
Churches, cinemas and the politics of COVID-19
The decision to allow churches to reopen was undoubtedly good politics, but it begs the question: What about movie theatres?