Commentary

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is celebrating the latest employment report, but it's not as bright as he claims.

With rising gun violence in communities of color, we must fully invest in California’s Violence Intervention and Prevention program.

Water agencies need to invest in infrastructure and plan for drought to diversify their water supply portfolio and increase reliability.

California schools will be getting a massive infusion of money under Gov. Gavin Newsom's newly revised budget, but will they spend it on closing the "achievement gap?"

Gov. Gavin Newsom's "$100 Billion California Comeback Plan" is based on an assumption of healthy new revenues, but a volatile tax system makes predicting them very difficult.

In the conservation effort to protect 30% of land and ocean by the year 2030, we need to include diverse communities in policy discussions.

We need state water regulators to avoid repeating the mistakes of the last drought that hurt salmon, fishermen and women.

It is vital that we bring in more STEM educators of color like me to be a role model and a guide for our students.

Responding with half-measures will only feed worsening drought, heat waves and firestorms; state leaders must support SB 582.

Why can’t California utilize prescribed burns that everyone knows are key to restoring biodiversity and resilience?