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Commentary

Candidate comment: After disasters, California should ensure people recover, not be forced out

Legislators passed a law making insurers pay more upfront for the loss of personal property, rather than force disaster victims to itemize possessions. But more can be done.

By Benjamin Allen • January 8, 2026

Commentary

Candidate comment: California is too easy on insurers and strangles competition

Strong regulation can hold insurance companies accountable and empower customers, while ample choice and competition prevent price gouging.

By Patrick Wolff • January 7, 2026

Investigation

How a speeding ticket can be worse than killing someone with your car in California

A diversion program created by the Legislature in 2020 has allowed some people charged with vehicular manslaughter to keep the case off of their driving record.

By Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler • December 17, 2025

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Immigration and Healthy Communities

California is a state of immigrants. Research shows how current state and federal policies are affecting immigrant communities and California as a whole.

By Sponsor • December 17, 2025

Mental Health

How Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court lost its teeth in the California Legislature

Gov. Newsom called for accountability on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What became law, however, pleased almost no one.

By Yue Stella Yu and Erica Yee • December 17, 2025

Investigation

40,000 people died on California roads. State leaders looked away

‘If these people's children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.’

By Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler • December 11, 2025

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Workforce, Communities, and Housing

Communities, labor, and government will each play a role in building the 2.5 million homes that Californians need.

By Sponsor • December 3, 2025

Commentary

Gov. Newsom and Pres. Trump tell the same inadequate tale about Native America

Political leaders talk about “heritage” but not “sovereignty” and see Native tribes as part of the past, not as governments operating now.

By Kerri Malloy • November 24, 2025

Commentary

Sacred work: Museums and universities must reunite ancestors’ remains with tribes.

Federal and state laws challenge the taking of Native American bones and cultural items. Yet too little has been returned, a curator says.

By Jeannine Pedersen-Guzmán • November 24, 2025

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Community Benefits

Across California, communities and developers are coming to the negotiating table in an effort to distribute prosperity. Community Benefits Agreements can help.

By Sponsor • November 19, 2025