San Jose Unified’s school closure plan is rushed and haphazard
Education is not just a metrics puzzle. It is not only numbers on a spreadsheet. It is not…
How It Really Works: The California Billionaire Wealth Tax
California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax has become one of the most consequential policy debates in the nation. The…
California should help neighborhoods ‘decarbonize’
By Jalal Awan, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.…
LA, Bay Area voters decide if they’ll hike high sales taxes
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This year…
Orange County business perspectives from the State of the Union – Orange County Register
Last week’s State of the Union address offered important signals for Orange County businesses navigating a rapidly changing…
Is history going to repeat itself in Orange County? – Orange County Register
Orange County has had experience with pirates. Pirate Hipolito Bouchard plundered the San Juan Capistrano mission in 1818…
California’s elderly parole re-traumatizes victims
By Jenn Carson, Special for CalMatters An inmate at San Quentin State Prison on March 17, 2023. Photo…
CA high schools should teach ethnic studies but aren’t
By Julia Barzizza, Special for CalMatters An ethnic studies course introduction at Santa Monica High School in Los…
San Diego’s rich history does not reflect ‘a small-town mindset’ – San Diego Union-Tribune
Every city has its own DNA. San Diego’s foundational DNA includes the establishment in the early 1920s of…
When government hides its jails, democracy is in danger – San Diego Union-Tribune
Authoritarian systems fear inspectors. In the United States, Congress wrote the opposite principle into federal law. Members of…
LA Mayor Bass adds insult to injury for wildfire victims
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The wildfires…
What I learned about love in a homeless camp
I will never forget the group hug. There must have been 15 or 20 of us. I remember…