Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
Silicon Valley flexes financial muscle in governor’s race and tax battle
Aerial view of downtown San Jose and Silicon Valley. (Photo courtesy of the city) This commentary was originally published…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
How license plate readers are changing life on the CA border
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On a cracked two-lane road on the eastern edge…
California schools see insurance premiums soar in response to sex abuse law changes
SINCE CALIFORNIA MADE IT EASIER for sexual abuse survivors to sue government agencies, victims have brought forth more…
Furious with Trump, California Democrats plot election strategy in San Francisco • The Mendocino Voice
This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom CalMatters. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in…
How an aging California is turning to senior centers for romance, community and health – Shasta Scout
Members gather in the main hallway at the Culver City Senior Center, which serves adults 50 years of…
San Diego school teachers cancel strike days ahead of deadline
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. San Diego teachers cancelled a district-wide…
UC San Diego is among agencies helping patrol border
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For 20 nights every year, police…
‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up? • The Mendocino Voice
A trash pile surrounded by barbed wire to keep bears out sits at an illegal cannabis site in…
Mental health advocate for California tribes dies; victim in murder-suicide • The Mendocino Voice
This article is part of a partnership between the Mendocino Voice and nonprofit newsroom CalMatters to bring relevant…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…