Commentary

Democratic gerrymandering of California’s districts will not be as easy as Republican gerrymandering in Texas. Apart from persuading voters, there are looming political and legal battles.

California lawmakers should choose compassion and reject a bill that would make it easier to tow RVs, which are often the last refuge for homeless people, a formerly unhoused man argues.

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

While Newsom is fond of touting California’s immense economic output, he rarely mentions its high rates of unemployment, poverty and homelessness, thanks largely to the state's high costs of housing, utilities and other necessities.

In 1966, the Dead were not political, at least not in the sense in which we are accustomed to considering politics. But these were inherently political days in California. Culture and politics swirled together.

Unfettered use of AI-driven deepfakes in political campaigns present an obvious peril, but so does any effort to prohibit free speech — no matter how distasteful.

Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders want to counter the nakedly partisan gerrymandering effort in Texas by gerrymandering California’s congressional districts. It could be another chapter in the tortured history of California redistricting.

An unfathomable drafting blunder could wreck years of work to make Los Angeles County government more responsive. Restoring the voter-approved reforms will be difficult.

With Kamala Harris out of the picture, the field remains crowded in the race for California governor. There is no clear frontrunner and at least one more potential candidate lurking.

For decades, California cities have systematically banned apartments and condos, preventing working people from living near jobs and transit systems their taxes fund.