California March 9, 2021 How State’s Recall Rules Could Spell Trouble for Gov. Newsom By Ben Christopher In a recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom could get more votes than his replacement—and still lose his job. Read More 5
Opinion February 23, 2021 Letter to the Editor: California’s Vaccine Distribution Should Prioritize Educators By Guest Columnist We must take a comprehensive and data-driven approach to reopening schools that includes addressing community spread. Read More 2
California February 23, 2021 Burgeoning California Child Care Union Secures Approval for Covid-19 Relief Funding By Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters The state Senate budget committee approved disbursement of $144 million in federal funds to give child care providers some financial relief. Read More 2
News February 13, 2021 26 Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? By Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica An expert on Section 230 talks with the ProPublica editor-in-chief about how we got here and how we should regulate our way out. Read More 9
Opinion February 12, 2021 Letter to the Editor: Vaccinations Must Precede School Openings By Guest Columnist It is time to put pressure on the county and state to make vaccines available for teachers and put real safety measures into place. Read More 1
Covid-19 February 6, 2021 In Race to Vaccinate, Could California See Another Surge? By Ana B. Ibarra Will state’s bumpy vaccine rollout, more contagious virus mutations, and decision to open up send Covid-19 cases surging again? Read More 2
News February 4, 2021 How EDD and Bank of America Make Millions of Dollars on California’s Unemployment By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Lawmakers are asking questions about the revenue-sharing deal as workers still missing money fight to survive. Read More 9
Covid-19 February 4, 2021 Op-Ed: How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? Incentivize New Antibiotic Development By Ryan Cirz We need policies that transform the incentive structure for developing new antibiotics, and also encourage responsible stewardship. Read More 2
Opinion February 3, 2021 Op-Ed: Appoint Justice Liu as AG—The Future of California’s Children Depends On It By Samuel Nuñez Our youth bear the brunt of the racist, divisive rhetoric that has plagued the political arena for the last four years, and change is now upon us. Read More 4
Opinion February 1, 2021 Op-Ed: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG By Molly ONeal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan Public defenders are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to name the Silicon Valley lawmaker—a former defense attorney—to the AG post. Read More 10
News January 27, 2021 Bank of America Says It Lost ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on State’s Unemployment Fiasco By Lauren Hepler, CalMatters Payment contractor was pitted against state employment officials at a legislative hearing on benefit delays and rampant fraud. Read More 7
Opinion January 21, 2021 Op-Ed: Parklets Should Be Open to All—Not Just Customers By Gil Rodan Communally managed parklets would allow businesses to operate during the pandemic and keep public land in the hands of the public. Read More 5
Opinion January 16, 2021 Cuba and the Terrorism List: A Final Act of Trump-Pompeo Mischief By Arturo Lopez-Levy Unfortunately, the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, encouraged by the Inciter-in-Chief, will not be the last act of mischief. Read More 21
News January 8, 2021 More Contagious? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Mutating Virus Now in California By Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov The new variant so far has been detected in six people in the Golden State, after its initial discovery in the U.S. in a Colorado National Guardsman. Read More 21
Opinion January 6, 2021 Opinion: Google Unionization Marks a Watershed Moment for Labor Rights in Silicon Valley By Nicholas Barron At last, a sustained labor movement geared toward tech seems to be gaining real traction here in the Silicon Valley. Read More 3
Opinion January 5, 2021 Op-Ed: VTA Should Rethink Those ‘Spaced Out’ Bus Stops By Robin Roemer and Gil Rodan If we can’t even make room and time for bus stops on our streets, there is little hope we’ll ever get the fast-moving transit system that we need. Read More 10