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Trump’s ‘gag rule,’ mental illness, pensions and damage control

California opens a national Title X battle. Mandated treatment for severe mental illness works, where counties try it. A pension ruling for the status quo.

By Dan Morain • March 5, 2019

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Legal weed, an opioid tax and judicial ethics

Steyer gets a GOP name check. High anxiety over Newsom's weed license backlog. A tax even a CA Republican could love. High-speed make-nice. A judicial slap.

By Dan Morain • February 28, 2019

Commentary

Why not try a ‘faster’ speed rail system first? It could work now

Technology exists today to employ faster-speed rail service as soon as the tracks, right of way, and system controls are in place. This would be the most cost-effective approach toward making the Central Valley portion of the high speed rail project fully operational.

By Guest Commentary • February 25, 2019

Woman's arm gathering a bundle of mail from a mailbox. A Trump administration proposal would have Covered California participants receiving an extra bill of $1 every month for abortion coverage.

Health

Trump’s under-the-radar $1 abortion bill idea: Will it undermine Obamacare in California?

A little-noticed federal proposal aims to force California’s health exchange insurers to send all their customers a second premium bill every month, for $1 —the amount the state requires to cover unrestricted abortion benefits.

By Elizabeth Aguilera • February 24, 2019

Elections

With new Latina chair, party insiders say GOP “dodged a bullet.” Now what?

At the California Republican convention this weekend, GOP delegates nominated Jessica Patterson, a millennial Latina with a lengthy resume as a behind-the-scenes party operator, as their new chair.

By Ben Christopher • February 24, 2019

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GOP’s future, gerrymandering’s power, prisoners’ healthcare

What's next for the California Republican Party? Redistricting for 2022 commences. Charles Munger Jr. pulls way back from the GOP.

By Dan Morain • February 22, 2019

The California Republican Party's path to relevance hinges on the strategy it chooses for dealing with President Donald Trump: ignore him, embrace him or denounce him.

Elections

Critical choice for California GOP: Which door—if any—leads to revival?

As California Republican delegates descend on Sacramento this weekend to elect a new party chair, rally what's left of the troops and talk Election 2020, many will be pondering—and likely fiercely debating—a much bigger question: What now?

By Ben Christopher • February 21, 2019

Newsletters

Soda taxes, unions and California’s ongoing water crisis

Another teachers strike. Public employee unions take a hit in numbers. Becerra polices the police. And the soda tax is back.

By Dan Morain • February 21, 2019

Reader Reactions

Newsom vs. Trump

Nazario A. Gonzales, Los Gatos Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps baiting the bear, Donald Trump. Now the bear strikes back. Why should the feds subsidize this fantasy high-speed rail which no one will ride? Newsom should back off, do his job and forget the presidency for the next 6 years.

By Guest Commentary • February 20, 2019

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Trump, Newsom head for high-speed fight

Trump wants that high speed rail money back. Lawmakers want the bullet train to go to San Jose. Charter transparency gets a vote. And the soda tax is back.

By Dan Morain • February 20, 2019