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CARE Court can produce some positive results, but many people may not succeed for reasons unrelated to their ability to survive safely.

Ending BioMAT in 2025 would undermine investments in bioenergy and leave communities without safe biomass disposal options.

Biomass energy is not about cutting healthy forests or replacing solar and wind. California faces a dangerous accumulation of forest fuels with limited safe disposal options.

Guest Commentary written by David Bocarsly David Bocarsly is the executive director of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California. Miller Saltzman Miller Saltzman is the director of policy and partnerships of Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California. Re: “Protecting Jewish students or chilling speech? Inside California’s ‘hardest’ fight over antisemitism” When Gov. Gavin Newsom […]

A controversial housing bill seeking to make it easier to build dense housing near certain transit stops would cause "too much upzoning," a former East Bay councilman argues.

The blanket blame being placed on the L.A. County Counsel's Office for the accidental repeal of Measure J glosses over the root cause, argues the county counsel.

A bill seeking to curtail legal battles over groundwater management in California goes too far, says a water district leader in Kern County.

After misapplied DEI cuts disrupted and almost derailed Alzheimer's research at UC Davis, a researcher at the school says this type of work deserves better protection.

A formerly homeless man residing in Ventura makes the case for shelters in response to a recent CalMatters investigation.

Many California farmers have embraced sustainability and strive to curb their climate impact. Instead of casting blame over controversial programs, a Merced farmer says industry peers should be working together.