A Vote on Oil Phaseout That Could Make History
Now is the time for the county to walk the walk and follow through with its commitments.
Author: Indy Staff
Billionaire Tax, Affordable Housing: See the Measures on California’s November Ballot
California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an $11 billion affordable housing bond and voter ID requirements.
Carbajal’s Housing Spin Is Why Voters Are Tired of Politics
Where is the bill to reduce the regulatory burden that makes housing so expensive in California? Where is the bill to protect DACA recipients and Dreamers who grew up here?
The Hidden Tax on 101 Commuters
Aside from Measure A, a second, hidden tax is being extracted from us daily as Highway 101 is widened: the cost of our time.
Gavin Newsom Signs Law Limiting Mental Health Diversion for People Accused of Crimes
A new California law gives just more flexibility to keep defendants in jail rather than releasing them to community-based mental health treatment programs.
Change the Supreme Court for our 250th Birthday
As we celebrate our 250th anniversary of independence, the best birthday gift we can give ourselves is to change how Supreme Court Judges are appointed.
Courage Matters in These ‘Interesting’ Times
I often wonder if, had I been a small New England merchant at that time, I would have had the passion and the courage to join in the resistance against our colonial overlords 250 years ago.
There’s Music in Us
Happy birthday, America, you great unfinished symphony, as Lin-Manuel Miranda described it in Hamilton. We have always been deeply flawed, but aspirational and self-correcting over time.
God Forgive America
The phrase “God Bless America,” from the song by the same name, is often invoked in the spirit of eliciting divine protection — and entitlement.
California School Libraries Blindsided By ‘Catastrophic’ Budget Cut
The state budget cut $5.5 million for school libraries. That money pays online fees for student research materials.
