Newsom’s tight budget faces rough road in CA Legislature
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media after unveiling his revised 2026-27 budget proposal in…
I’ve applied for 736 CA jobs. Is this the future?
By Misty McAfee, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…
California built a better public safety model. Now it’s on the chopping block. – San Diego Union-Tribune
Nearly six years after the murder of George Floyd ignited a national reckoning on issues of policing and…
Opinion: How the disappeared haunt Mexico’s democracy – San Diego Union-Tribune
Since 2006, the number of persons who have gone missing in Mexico is estimated to have surpassed 130,000.…
Opinion: The best reform would be to expand county board from five members – San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego’s County Charter has not been significantly updated since the 1970s, so proposals for reform should be…
Newsom’s software tax is a bad idea based on an outdated anecdote – San Diego Union-Tribune
Governor Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision was, by California standards, a model of fiscal restraint. The $350 billion…
Sacramento’s affordability scheme comes for L.A. County taxpayers – Daily News
California Democrats talk about affordability like a pickpocket promising to help find your wallet. They hold hearings and…
Sacramento’s affordability scheme comes for L.A. County taxpayers – Whittier Daily News
California Democrats talk about affordability like a pickpocket promising to help find your wallet. They hold hearings and…
Will Swaim: Why the Paramount-Skydance deal is good for California – Orange County Register
By now, almost every Californian with eyeballs and a memory of the recent past can tell you the…
Sewage crisis endangers brown pelicans as well as humans – San Diego Union-Tribune
The coastline of San Diego is home to an amazing ecology, and the brown pelican, a famous representation…
California Redrew Its Congressional Map, But Are Voters Being Told What Changed Under Their Feet?
When California voters cast their votes in 2026, they will be doing so under congressional lines that did…
CA Legislators weigh new taxes, blame Trump for deficit
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media while unveiling his revised 2025-26 budget proposal in…