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Tag: crisis

Assembly Republican leader: Now is the time for the Legislature to lead by solving problems

Avatar by Guest Commentary January 7, 2021January 6, 2021

The focus on COVID-19 has left many issues either overlooked or ignored; our duty is to make the changes needed to get California moving again.

child care

All types of childcare are in crisis in the pandemic

Avatar by Guest Commentary December 29, 2020December 28, 2020
Salton Sea

A greater sense of urgency needed for crises at the Salton Sea

Avatar by Guest Commentary September 15, 2020September 15, 2020
California recycling crisis: Accumulated plastic bottles at the greenwaste recycling facility on July 29, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters

A $25 million payment wasn’t enough to keep recycler open

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 12, 2019August 12, 2019
More apartments would go up near transit under a bill that its sponsor says is vital to helping California meet its ambitious housing goals. Photo via Creative Commons.

My turn: Don’t blame environmental law for California’s housing crisis

Avatar by Guest Commentary January 15, 2019

My turn: How the next governor can ease the housing crisis

Avatar by Guest Commentary September 26, 2018
Wildfires burned across Sonoma County is October 2017. Now, legislators in California's Capitol will determine wildfire liability. | Photo by Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP

Bad air, forest crisis and a showdown

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 9, 2018July 8, 2019
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