Prop 36 increases penalties for repeat offenders, and also provides an option for drug treatment instead of prison time for individuals caught with smaller amounts of illegal substances.

Despite advances in civil rights, the state’s prison system still uses inmates for labor under the pretense of rehabilitation.

The cost of Proposition 47 is just too high.

Behind in the polls, Congressional candidate Evan Low has adopted a novel, new strategy: disparaging seniors. In a July fundraising text, Low urged contributions to his campaign by highlighting his young age, but instead all he ended up highlighting was his deeply troubling perspective, or perhaps lack thereof, on seniors and our concerns. Low said “Congress represents the retired age group that is hardly affected by new policies compared to younger and working generations.” Seriously?

The challenge we face now is how to make sure our voices are still being heard.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said Americans must commit to settling disagreements through tools of democracy rather than violence.

Entropy in democracy is a beautiful thing! It is what every American would like to see. Unfortunately, that has not been the case with the Democratic party.

There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about homelessness in California. Data can dispel several common myths.

Mayor of Santa Cruz comments on the push to bolster housing production in California’s coastal communities.

Contending factions have waged political war over California taxes for nearly a half-century. It could reach a climax under a ballot measure this fall, but opponents are asking the state Supreme Court to remove it from the ballot.

Op-Ed: We must respect whatever findings that elections officials reach in the recount of ballots in the 16th Congressional District.

Ostensibly a manual to help future candidates to elective office understand what’s in store for them, it’s a bid to rehabilitate his reputation 18 years after his controversial mayorship ended.

Google’s chat bot equivocated on pedophilia, conservatives say, and ChatGPT gave husbands a pass on doing the dishes. Is AI ready to serve as our moral compass?

Bay Area residents got a shock with the hike in their January energy bills.  Those rates will increase—again—in April. These rising energy bills follow higher bills for insurance, food, water and medicine – not to mention the already-punishing cost of rent or a mortgage.  The bills are just too damn high. Contrary to the belief of some, these higher bills aren’t simply the result of some generalized “inflation,” which declined sharply in recent months.  Rather, specific policy choices got us to this place—and it’s long past time for relief for millions of American families.

Encampments continue to pop up in residential and commercial areas because people have nowhere else to go.  The status quo of our county isn't working.

Lawmakers in California and elsewhere can no longer take the tech industry's word when their armies of lobbyists make the case that they police themselves and shouldn't be held accountable.