CCalifornia Read More Opinion: California’s top earners are thriving. Prop. 3 asks them to keep paying their share.August 28, 2026 For nearly 15 years, California has taxed its highest earners at higher rates than everyone else. Those rates…
CCalifornia Read More Walters: Five California propositions ask the same question: Who should pay billions in taxes?August 27, 2026 There are 14 statewide measures on California’s Nov. 3 ballot, ranging widely in concept and potential impact. Five…
OOakland Read More Letters: State should pass bill to mitigate East Bay coal pollutionAugust 26, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Support bill to…
CCalifornia Read More Letters: California propositions aren’t meant to fool anyoneAugust 12, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. World-class universities basis…
CCalifornia Read More California Democratic Party breaks with Newsom to endorse billionaire tax – The Mercury NewsAugust 4, 2026 The California Democratic Party endorsed a proposed tax on billionaire wealth on Sunday, breaking with Gov. Gavin Newsom…
OOakland Read More Letters: Affordable housing proposals should be ballot-proofJuly 31, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Ballot-proof affordable housing…
OOakland Read More Letters: Affordable housing proposals should be ballot-proofJuly 31, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Ballot-proof affordable housing…
CCalifornia Read More Prop. 43 would make some local taxes harder to pass. What’s at stake?July 27, 2026 Following a wave of new voter-approved tax increases that reached the ballot through the signature-gathering process in recent…
OOakland Read More Letters: Investment by data centers can win over communitiesJuly 25, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Data center investment…
OOakland Read More Letters: Investment by data centers can win over communitiesJuly 25, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Data center investment…
OOakland Read More Letters: Oakland drivers deserve safe, well-maintained streetsJuly 24, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Oakland drivers deserve…
OOakland Read More Letters: Oakland drivers deserve safe, well-maintained streetsJuly 24, 2026 Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Oakland drivers deserve…