How spending shocks affect retirement planning
Market performance tends to dominate the conversation about risks to a retirement plan. But spending shocks can also…
Retirees, Should You Take RMDs Early in the Year or Wait?
Within a given year, is there any advantage to taking your required minimum distributions as soon as you…
Rage, suspicion, fear: Why Laurel’s residents want to stop a new state psychiatric facility
On a Tuesday afternoon in early March, a group of neighbors stood at the end of their residential…
10 projects from Newsom’s mental health bond were supposed to open in 2025. That didn’t happen
None of the projects expected in 2025 under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure have opened, CalMatters…
We Need to Talk About Your Retirement ‘Spending’
I spend a lot of time talking to retirees about their spending plans. Many of them proudly tell…
Stop! Thief! Sharks Are Taking A Larger Bite Of Hawaiʻi Fishermen’s Catch
In recent years, local small-boat fishers who pursue prized bottomfish such as ehu, onaga and the red opakapaka…
Military’s Haleakala telescope project draws deep opposition on Maui
Following weeks of escalating public opposition, the Maui County Council now stands in unanimous opposition to the military’s…
Trump’s Medicaid work mandate could kick thousands of homeless Californians off coverage
On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking…
Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court pondered how far the state can go in limiting access to a public beach…
Why California cops and firefighters are pushing for a new perk on top of their pensions
A full career as a California Highway Patrol officer or a Cal Fire firefighter often ends with a…
Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court
Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of his signature efforts to get Californians with severe mental illness…
US plans to clear-cut in Michigan forest. Some fear for endangered species
The US Forest Service is proposing a massive project in a national forest in Michigan that would log…