Reader Reactions

Why not train those who are unemployed to be COVID-19 contact tracers?

Why can't we train enough unemployed people to reach a reasonable goal of hiring and training the needed 20,000 contact tracers in California?

By

Guest Commentary

• May 14, 2020

Reader Reactions

We simply cannot continue destroying California’s river systems

California’s water policy is literally killing the Trinity River, as well as the lower Klamath River in neighboring Humboldt County.

By

Guest Commentary

• May 13, 2020

Reader Reactions

Why he moved from Texas back to California

About half of those who moved out to Texas moved back to California within a year

By

Guest Commentary

• May 12, 2020

The aftermath of an ocean surge in Imperial Beach, California, January 2019. Rising seas boost tides and imperil the city's coastline. Photo via Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

Reader Reactions

Impact of rising sea may come sooner than expected

Wish as they might otherwise, coastal communities are seeing severe impacts already, with imperiled water supplies, beach and cliff erosion.

By

Guest Commentary

• May 11, 2020

Reader Reactions

Promoting electric vehicles for the future ignores the need for cleaner fuels today

It appears that the U.S. EPA would rather promote electric vehicles than promote cleaner fuels.

By

Guest Commentary

• May 2, 2020

Arial view of Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Delta.

Reader Reactions

California and federal government need to resolve differences on water supply issues

The historic cooperation between California and the federal government that has managed the state’s water supply is threatened by a looming battle.

By

Guest Commentary

• April 29, 2020

Voters including Dave Ade of San Jose, right, fill out their ballots on Nov. 6, 2018, at The Salvation Army in San Jose. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

Reader Reactions

Remember the benefits of California’s initiative process and the right for citizens to make laws directly

Californians on the left, center and right kvetch about initiatives, but they also value their state constitutional right to make law directly.

By

Guest Commentary

• April 24, 2020

Reader Reactions

Opportunities are plentiful to sustain California agriculture in the face of water supply uncertainties

There is no evidence supporting the claim that the San Joaquin Valley’s water supply challenges are linked to California’s food security or the rise of produce imports.

By

Guest Commentary

• April 23, 2020

Reader Reactions

An adequate supply of affordable housing is necessary in California

Re: “Legislature should declare a moratorium on new housing bills,” April 13, 2020 For NIMBY groups wanting to stop legislation that would address California’s housing supply and affordability crisis, COVID-19 is sadly being used as a justification to preserve the status quo. NIMBYs offer no solutions to California’s extreme housing shortage which has not suddenly […]

By

Guest Commentary

• April 20, 2020

Commentary

California housing crunch

Re “California faces massive costs related to climate change. Oil industry must pay its fair share,” Sen. Scott Wiener, Feb. 26, 2020. Sen. Scott Wiener has the principle right in his commentary. Change the headline and Sen. Wiener might be writing about housing: California faces massive costs related to housing. Corporations must pay their fair […]

By

Guest Commentary

• March 6, 2020