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Voters fill out their ballots in a tent across from San Francisco City Hall on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Votes show we’re deeply divided; where do we go from here?

by Guest Commentary November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

We must continue to fight for a better America – for a more representative voting electorate and for a less polarized one.

How to make sense of affirmative action in UC admissions

by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 15, 2020October 21, 2020

back of the bus

A white kid’s experience from the back of the bus and what he learned along the route

by Guest Commentary August 2, 2020August 3, 2020

Sharie Wilson in the kitchen of her remodeled Elk Grove home on June 22, 2020. Wilson says that when the bought the home it was the ‘worst on the block’ but was able to turn it into a space that she’s proud of. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

The hidden toll of California’s Black exodus

by Lauren Hepler July 15, 2020July 14, 2020

To expand student diversity, make application to the University of California automatic

by Guest Commentary July 4, 2020July 8, 2020