School districts copy the Capitol’s budget deficit dance
Last week, Sacramento County’s Office of Education rejected a revised labor agreement that the Sacramento City Unified School…
California’s climate policies created an energy crisis. Abundance is the answer. – Orange County Register
My home state, California, was once an energy-dominant state. But its embrace of radical climate policies has invited…
Opinion: A California car insurance reform that actually makes sense – San Diego Union-Tribune
A bill under consideration in the state Legislature would allow Californians an opportunity to claim a new deduction…
Bay Area Voice: Oakland families affected most by UCSF decision to move pediatric care to SF – Marin Independent Journal
A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, the UCSF Health decision to move critical pediatric care out…
Los Angeles County must replace Men’s Central Jail, not just close it – Press Telegram
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors continues to kick the proverbial can down the road with its…
These CA schools play the financial games as the Capitol
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last week,…
Don’t let lawyers ruin homeownership in California – Orange County Register
The most important housing reform in California has a sleep-inducing name: “Construction Defect Liability Reform.”But it’s key to…
Opinion: How California’s housing market is rigged against the middle class – San Diego Union-Tribune
For more than half a century, California’s political class has issued dire warnings about a “housing affordability crisis.”…
A patient’s view inside California’s psychiatric system
“I want to go home.” My voice sounded foreign to my ringing ears. “I just want to go…
Opinion: Don’t let the state erase San Diego’s coastal identity – San Diego Union-Tribune
As battles swirl around Pacific Beach’s Turquoise Tower, Midway Rising and ADU “apartment buildings,” a more fundamental concern…
Opinion: San Diego must keep its promise to allow more homes in Midway – San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego voters approved lifting the height limit that blocks thousands of new homes in Midway. Twice. First…
Opinion: Why flawed wealth tax could backfire on California – San Diego Union-Tribune
When Mark Zuckerberg purchased a Florida mansion in February, many believed he had waited too long. California’s proposed…