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Inequitable access to the outdoors is a pervasive issue in California

Many of us have personal connections to California’s public lands and rivers; it’s imperative that we protect these places for the next generation.

By Guest Commentary • March 15, 2021

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Newsom’s $1.5 billion investment in clean transportation and jobs is vital to economic recovery

As the global economy picks up, strategic public investments in clean transportation will create jobs in California.

By Guest Commentary • March 12, 2021

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L.A. district attorney’s special directives on sentencing are a reform the nation needs

By eliminating sentencing enhancements, we can incentivize positive behavior at maximum-security prisons like Pelican Bay.

By Guest Commentary • March 11, 2021

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Labor protections needed for independent contractors

Providing independent contractors access to labor protections and benefits would help businesses comply with labor laws and spread costs more evenly.

By Guest Commentary • March 10, 2021

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Policy traps that imperil California’s job market

Here are three things policymakers must stop doing so California can create healthy employment growth for economic recovery.

By Guest Commentary • March 9, 2021

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Misplaced anger at teachers in reopening debate

Critics don’t understand that the end of our school day is in no way the end of our workday, it’s just the end of the first shift.

By Guest Commentary • March 8, 2021

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How ‘Cutting Green Tape’ can make California more resilient

Streamlined regulatory processes for ecosystem restoration in California will be critical to growing green jobs and meeting environmental goals.

By Guest Commentary • March 8, 2021

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Pandemic exposes corporations’ true aims: Gig-ifying more jobs

Lawmakers must stand with workers and oppose efforts by gig companies that want legislation to further dismantle workers’ rights.

By Guest Commentary • March 8, 2021

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Prioritize California’s farmworkers and provide them COVID vaccines

As farmworkers prepare for their second pandemic-era harvest, it is time the state does everything it can to ensure their safety.

By Guest Commentary • March 8, 2021

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Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum draft a victory for equity, justice and California’s students

The ethnic studies curriculum will be a historic win for communities and students that public schools have traditionally ignored.

By Guest Commentary • March 4, 2021