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California voters weigh 2020 presidential electability, want state action to fix housing crisis. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis counts wounds from tariffs.

By a significant margin, a majority of Californians want the state Legislature to force local governments to build more housing. They're in for a disappointment.

Updated May 30, 2019  California tenants just scored a rare victory in the state Capitol—emphasis on the rare. A high-profile bill passed by the state Assembly would impose a “rent-gouging cap” on annual rent increases for the vast majority of renters. If approved by the state Senate and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, it would […]

Climate change is worsening water scarcity and flood risks. Advancements in engineering and technology can help prepare wastewater agencies for a changing climate. But significant shifts in policy and planning are needed to address these challenges.

It's been a good week for California housing, sterner vaccine laws and early childhood education. Less so for some California Democrats.

Legislation that would significantly expand California’s subsidized preschool program cleared its first committee hearing Wednesday, leaving early childhood education advocates increasingly optimistic that at least the first phase of their long-sought effort will cross the finish line this year. For years, pressure has mounted at the Capitol to increase access to preschool for the state’s […]

California voters are just as divided as their elected officials on the charter school issue, and maybe more so, a new PPIC survey on education shows.

Raising property taxes on businesses means they will pass on the costs to every Californian by increasing prices on just about everything we buy and use, from diapers and day care to gasoline and groceries. That’s the last thing hardworking families need.

New poll show tax fatigue setting in for voters, legislator makes emotional appeal against vaping, Republicans take on DeVos over Special Olympics

Though Gov. Gavin Newsom has been criticized for "thwarting" the will of the California voter in freezing the death penalty, a new poll suggests he might have his finger on the pulse.