Newsletters
A homeless task force, community colleges and bar closing times
Newsom creates homeless task force. Community colleges chief gets a vote of confidence. Chamber of Commerce tries to snuff out new tax.
Donald Trump
Newsletters
California brawling, from the White House to local government
May snow, Trump vs. California, what just happened with housing, labor pressures on ridesharing, mental health, brawling councilmen and spicy news.
Newsletters
Fallen officers and the politics of police use of force
Ceremony honors fallen police officers as debate heats up over use of force bill, legislators push bills to address cost of higher education
Elections
Can they do that? California Dems again try to force Trump to show his taxes
California Democrats are advancing a bill that would require any presidential candidate (see: Donald Trump) to disclose his tax returns if they want to make it onto the state primary ballot next year. Good blue state politics—but is it legal?
Capitol
When the next recession hits, will California be able to count on Washington?
California isn’t as prepared as it may seem for the next recession. And when the next pullback hits, the state may have to fight off red ink without a historically crucial ally: Washington, D.C.
Commentary
U.S.-imposed tariffs on Chinese imports threaten California’s innovation economy
The United States has unilaterally imposed a series of escalating tariffs on Chinese imports to pressure China to reform its unfair trade practices and slow China’s rise as a global tech power. This strategy has been ineffective. More troubling, it places California’s robust economy and innovation leadership at risk.
Economy
For ‘hard-to-count’ California, 2020 census poses huge challenges and carries big stakes
Will the Trump administration be allowed to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. Census? If so, experts say, California could lose big.
Politics
As Trump rolls back student loan protections, an Obama-era watchdog brings the fight to California
With student debt soaring, consumer champion Seth Frotman has taken his federal fight against predatory lending to the state level in California.