Commentary

Californians might be more accepting of data centers if Big Tech planned transparently, shared benefits with host communities and used more clean energy.

Gavin Newsom's late-session deal failed in the Legislature. It would have lessened liability for utilities whose equipment causes wildfires. A state Senate compromise never got a vote.

LA28 officials are stockpiling money and preparing to spend it fast. The organizing committee has effectively built a Fortune 500 company in Downtown L.A.

For years, significant environmental policies under the Newsom administration have been decided behind closed doors, diminishing the public's role in key state decisions.

Years after California reduced vehicle license fees and promised to make cities and counties whole, a glitch in the payment system may cause San Mateo County to lose $220 million a year.

The governor will appoint new state education leadership. But three bills to hold the state more accountable just died in the state senate.

New students are pegged by the informal hierarchy of UC campuses, affecting resources, faculty credentials, graduation chances and future earning ability.

Legislators this week and voters this November will weigh in on measures to curtail some of CEQA's vexing construction project restrictions.

If Prop 43 succeeds, local tax increases will need two-thirds approval from voters to pass. Some cities and counties have put tax increases on the current ballot.

California's slow vote counts are a policy problem, argues the Republican candidate for state elections chief. Three changes could made a concrete difference, he says.