My-turn

As a doctor treating patients suffering the effects of toxic pollution, I’m calling on California officials to address this public health crisis.

State Sen. Susan Rubio: My bill, SB 735, authorizes local jurisdictions to utilize safety cameras to enforce speed limits in school zones.

It is time to reimagine school safety: end police on campus and instead focus on supporting all students to learn and thrive.

Nearly 1,000 California redemption centers have closed since 2015, leaving remote places like Humboldt County with no centers at all.

The Department of Water Resources should enhance groundwater protection with changes to California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

Build America’s Libraries Act would dedicate $5 billion to libraries nationwide, of which roughly $500 million would come to California.

AB 13 would set criteria to minimize unfair, biased or discriminatory decisions by artificial intelligence systems used by government.

AB 1087 charts a new course for climate resilience that makes investments in communities so they can be prepared for disasters.

Work that happens inside the home deserves to be valued the same as any other job and ought to have the same protections.

If California is to meet our goals for greenhouse gas reduction and affordable housing, it’s time to break down the local barriers.