A judge is bankrupting a California town to save half a tortoise – Orange County Register
To protect the desert tortoise, a federal judge has closed more than 2,200 miles of California’s Western Mojave…
Conservation isn’t enough for California’s weather whiplash, we need reliable water – Orange County Register
It wasn’t that long ago that drought dominated the West. From 2014 to 2017 and again from 2021…
Does crowning California’s governor the education czar mean academic results will improve? – Orange County Register
In late June, after only a few minutes of discussion, both houses of the Legislature completely overhauled how…
Dan Walters: California unions want to unwind a landmark pension reform. Who will foot the bill? – Marin Independent Journal
The 1998 election of Gray Davis as governor was something of a fluke. Davis had climbed the political…
Journalist Kelly Davis remembered as a hero to those fighting for justice – San Diego Union-Tribune
Re “Kelly Davis — the conscience of San Diego — is gone at 53” (July 2): Kelly Davis…
Larry Wilson: JD Vance’s revisionist Watergate history misses the point – Orange County Register
JD Vance, the vice president of these United States, missed the whole Watergate thing. He was born in…
Shameful FIFA president tarnishes World Cup with U.S. penalty reversal – San Diego Union-Tribune
Re “Folarin Balogun’s red card may be unfair, but FIFA’s decision to lift his suspension might be worse”…
A lost California company brings jobs from Mexico — to Texas
For Californians, Toyota’s massive $3.6 billion expansion in Texas is a painful yet familiar case study in how…
California unions need to use their power more responsibly
California’s governing class, and the state’s public unions, should take a page from the comic book that introduced…
Editorial: Don’t cut access to rehabilitation for California prisoners – Daily Democrat
You don’t have to go entirely Scandinavian in your approach to how best to treat incarcerated Californians to…
Mosko: Garden Grove Was a Warning, San Onofre Is the Test
The recent chemical plant emergency in Garden Grove should be a wake-up call for all of Southern California,…
City closing beach bathrooms is as dumb as it gets – San Diego Union-Tribune
Re “City closing bathrooms creates threat to public health” (June 12): The decision of the city to close…