In late December, word went out from Sacramento: The long-anticipated (and in some quarters dreaded) 45-mile Delta tunnel has been approved. Construction presumably was to start soon, whenever that meant. …
Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has announced she’s running for state treasurer in 2026. Schaaf, who served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, aims to replace Fiona Ma, the current …
Much is made continually of this state’s poverty rate, now running above 13%. Most polls show voters rank homelessness as even more of an issue, though, with about 70% in …
The new year is bringing new mental health resources to California’s youth, right on their phones. Two new apps — available to state residents on Jan. 1 — will provide …
California has had drought years and wet years, several “years of the woman” and the last few years may well have been called “years of housing increases,” at least in …
California’s top officials and the bureaucrats who back them up persist in telling us there’s a massive housing shortage in this state, amounting to something between 1.8 million and 3 …
There’s little doubt California Gov. Gavin Newsom got what he wanted from the unique red state/blue state debate he staged in late November with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. But for …
For the last several years, the dominant sentiment among Gov. Gavin Newsom and other top state officials and legislators has been that one size fits all of California when it …
Bet on this: When Gavin Newsom is termed out of the California governor’s office at the end of 2026, he will not go quietly into retirement, as Jerry Brown did …
Increasingly, city governments are becoming the last resort for resisting policies adopted by elected state officials and appointed functionaries who assume authority normally reserved for votes of the people. The …