Guest editorial: Don’t cut access to rehabilitation for California prisoners – Marin Independent Journal
You don’t have to go entirely Scandinavian in your approach to how best to treat incarcerated Californians to…
Even Gavin Newsom knows his wealth-tax flip-flop won’t work
Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to understand the folly of a wealth tax in California, yet he’s suddenly pushing…
Diabetes in Black California: Turning the Tide from Crisis to Control
By Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media Crystal Lambert knew something was terribly wrong with her three-year-old granddaughter as…
Changed Election Rules Days Before the Primary: What SB 73 Actually Does — and the Gap It Leaves Behind | The South Pasadenan
It is Wednesday afternoon, June 3. The polls closed last night. And as of this writing, the votes…
EBMUD Enshrines the Legacy of its First Black Board Member William ‘Bill’ Patterson
By Carla Thomas On Tuesday, May 12, Oakland honored a towering community figure, William “Bill” Patterson, with the…
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…
California’s Election Referee Is on the Ballot – And Almost No One Is Watching
Mail-in ballots are out, and voting has begun in California’s June 2 primary. This election, though, is not…
Both Parties Are Fundraising Off a California Primary Crisis that Polls Show Doesn’t Exist
On Wednesday, May 6, the Republican-aligned group Reform California sent an email to supporters claiming new polls show…
California Governor Debate Takeaways: What Independent Voters Need to Know
In two debates over 48 hours, the seven leading candidates for California governor took the stage to make…
Embrace the Jungle: Why California’s “Jungle Primary” Is Actually 115 Years of Reform Against Party Machines
In California, every candidate for governor, the Senate, the Assembly, and most local offices runs on the same…
California Governor Debate BRUTAL Reaction: “Playing Their Cartoon Selves”
Cara McCormick sits down with former California state senator Steve Peace – author of the Top Two primary…
California Voter ID Initiative Just Made the Ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California voters are set to decide whether to add voter ID to the state constitution,…