Commentaries

CalMatters welcomes commentary pieces focused on California policy and politics. Below are our guidelines:

  • We will edit them, post them on our site and share them with our news partners. They may publish them.
  • Your op-eds must be exclusive to CalMatters and no more than 650 words.
  • Please include your photo and email address for publication.
  • Please also include phone number so we can reach you.
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Reader Reactions

We welcome reader responses to articles and commentaries published by CalMatters. Below are our guidelines:

  • The letters to the editor must be exclusive to CalMatters and no longer than 150 words.
  • We will edit them for style.
  • Please include the exact headline of the piece to which you are responding and the publication date, and your name and your city of residence.
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