My-turn

With rising gun violence in communities of color, we must fully invest in California’s Violence Intervention and Prevention program.

Water agencies need to invest in infrastructure and plan for drought to diversify their water supply portfolio and increase reliability.

In the conservation effort to protect 30% of land and ocean by the year 2030, we need to include diverse communities in policy discussions.

We need state water regulators to avoid repeating the mistakes of the last drought that hurt salmon, fishermen and women.

It is vital that we bring in more STEM educators of color like me to be a role model and a guide for our students.

Responding with half-measures will only feed worsening drought, heat waves and firestorms; state leaders must support SB 582.

Why can’t California utilize prescribed burns that everyone knows are key to restoring biodiversity and resilience?

The number of Californians 65 years and older is projected to double over the next 25 years, while becoming increasingly diverse. More than half of the aging population will require some form of long-term care. Many are part of the “forgotten middle” — older adults who will not have sufficient financial resources to pay for […]

California has no time to spare in developing new, clean energy resources before its last nuclear power plant closes in 2024-25.

I was able to hug my mom for the first time in over a year, and the ability to connect with others is something I want every Californian to have.