GUN VIOLENCE – “California leads this national conversation. When California moves, other states move in the same direction.” -- Gov. Newsom
STATE WATCH
Murder On The High-Speed Rail
DOWNSIZING SF TO LA - “Stop where you are,” declared the short, mustachioed, dandily dressed detective, in a European accent, as he entered the Assembly chamber.
Which California Bills Did Legislators Kill?
CA LEGISLATION - California lawmakers won’t be creating a state Election Day holiday this year.
Will CA Voters Approve Sports Betting?
CA NOVEMBER BALLOT - Earlier this year, it seemed possible that California voters would face the bewildering civic task of choosing which of four competing measures to legalize sports wagering would prevail — if any.
Newsom’s Electric Car Nirvana Collides with Reality
CLEAN ENERGY - Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board publicly boasted last week about making great strides toward eliminating fossil fuels and their greenhouse gases.
How To End The Vicious Cycle of Dysfunctional California Governance
REFORMING DEMOCRACY - California lawmakers and civic leaders are debating changes to our state’s direct democracy.
Prosecutor Vows to Refile Murder Charges Against Woman Who Delivered Stillbirth
TESTING AB2223 - A Central Valley district attorney has vowed to refile a murder charge against a woman whose case drew national attention for its possible implications for abortion rights,
Californians Shouldn’t Need A High School Diploma To Go To A Public University
EDUCATION WATCH - Why should you need a high school degree to go to university in California?
California Created Easy Abortion Access
WOMEN’S RIGHTS - By this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision on the most consequential challenge to Roe v. Wade since the landmark ruling in 1973 guaranteed the constitutional right to obtain an abortion.
Pilot Project in California to Secure Voting Rights
VOTING RIGHTS - Earlier this year, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to conduct a pilot of an open-source voting system in November’s election.
Water Restrictions: Not Based On Time, But On Volume
WATER CRISIS - While Time may be infinite, the ongoing drought in California, and the entire American West, is showing us water may not be infinite.
‘Must Have’ Immigrant Workers Going Hungry in California
GUEST COMMENTARY - For 11 years, Adela has labored in the vineyards of table and raisin grapes that surround Fowler, in California’s Central Valley.
Sacramento is a Microcosm of California’s Homeless Crisis
HOMELESS CRISIS - The intersection of Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard lies in one of the Sacramento area’s most affluent neighborhoods.
California Politicians Barely Say Trump’s Name
CA POLITICAL OVERVIEW - More than a year after leaving office, former President Donald Trump still looms large over the Republican Party across the country.
Dianne Feinstein is California’s Future
CALIFORNIA POLITICS - Do you think Dianne Feinstein should retire because she is too old, too out of it, and too tied to the past to represent today’s California?
Billions in California Taxpayer Dollars. Where Did They Go?
CAL MATTERS - The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association isn’t shy about its mission.
California’s Senate Bill 9 Pits YIMBYs Versus NIMBYs
HOUSING CRISIS - The passage of 2021’s Senate Bill 9 was supposed to herald the end of the single-family zoning that many point to as a culprit of California’s housing crisis.
Kevin McCarthy's Anti-Democrat Energy is Out of Touch With Californians
MARC’S ANGLE - While the national environment of high gas prices and inflation, along with Joe Biden’s other failures have given the national Republican Party a boost in energy, the CA GOP convention stood in stark contrast to other states.
A CA Lawmaker Wants to Protect Workers From Employer Spying
CA WORKER’S RIGHTS - Workers today are subject to more monitoring and tracking on the job — often without their knowledge — than ever before, advocates say.
California’s Vanished Dreams - By the Numbers
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA - Even today amid a mounting exodus among those who can afford it, and with its appeal diminished to businesses and newcomers, California, legendary state of American dreams, continues to inspire optimism among progressive boosters.
Will Lithium Save the Imperial Valley?
MINING BATTERIES & JOBS - Its proximity to the Salton Sea has shaped the destiny of the Imperial Valley in countless ways.