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Past offenders get a second chance under groundbreaking California record seal law

by Guest Commentary October 31, 2022October 28, 2022

A person walks by as betting odds for the National Football League's Super Bowl 55 are displayed on monitors at the Circa resort and casino sports book in Las Vegas on Feb. 3, 2021. AP Photo/John Locher

What’s next for sports wagering in California?

by Dan Walters October 31, 2022October 28, 2022

A half built apartment complex in the West Adams neighborhood of South Los Angeles, on Sept. 14 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters

California’s chronic housing shortage explained

by Dan Walters October 30, 2022October 26, 2022

Electric vehicles

Proposition 30 is another chance for California to show national leadership

by Guest Commentary October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of four electric cars to announce an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Proposition 30 is unnecessary. California is already funding EVs and wildfire prevention

by Guest Commentary October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

Solar panels at the Kettleman City Power solar farm on July 25, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

How California can expand solar development and support San Joaquin Valley farmers

by Guest Commentary October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

A truck arrives at a Port of Oakland shipping terminal in Oakland on Nov. 10, 2021. AP Photo/Noah Berger

California’s proposed zero-emission trucking rules ignore years of industry concerns

by Guest Commentary October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Elizabeth Cope, Mental Health Clinical Supervisor with the Home Outreach Team, conducts outreach and distributes information regarding COVID-19 during a resource fair at Lario Park, March 24, 2020. Photo by Los Angeles County via Flickr

The tireless workers who serve California’s homeless population need support, too

by Guest Commentary October 26, 2022October 25, 2022

Then-Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, in Sacramento on April 20, 2017. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

The rise and fall of careerist Kevin de León

by Dan Walters October 26, 2022October 25, 2022

Puerta fentanyl_1025

California’s inexcusable resistance to stronger opioid overdose treatments

by Guest Commentary October 25, 2022October 24, 2022