California Voices

Rather than focusing on a decades-old political fight between charter and district schools, the Legislature should work on reforms that would help traditional public school districts by removing barriers that prevent schools from innovating and improving.

As California prevails in its tax battle with inventor Gilbert Hyatt, the Supreme Court's ruling for the state in his case could foretell a battle over abortion rights.

California has a big shortage of housing, and a controversial proposal shows it's a tough political nut to crack.

A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.

As our border becomes more of a battleground, it is high time for a set of Justice Department-style news media guidelines for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to give journalists the protection they need to keep the public informed.

Public works project contracts are susceptible to insider dealing, and a pending bill in the Legislature might invite more misbehavior.

How the state's water supplies are divvied up over the next few years could shift them from agriculture to urban use and environmental enhancement.

Being a pregnant woman in California, in America, is fraught. I don’t feel supported, even as our society romanticizes motherhood. That's why Senate Bill 135 by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson is so critical. It would expand our family leave laws to cover nearly all workers in California.

Good government is open, clear government. Citizens who are not accountants also should be able to easily read government financial documents. Senate Bill 598 encourages the adoption of a readily accessible digital reporting standard. Legislators should approve it.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised action on a wide range of societal ills, but now must deliver.