A 20-year-old California would remove guns from people deemed too dangerous to be armed. The measure, plagued by problems, has not achieved its promise.

Affordable housing advocates are asking why bills supported by state Senate leader Toni Atkins are stuck in the Assembly. One answer appears to be a labor provision pushed by the State Building and Construction Trades Council.

If one candidate running for mayor takes a stand opposing digital billboards (for no other reason than they are antithetical to the city’s pledge to prevent traffic fatalities and its promise to save energy and reduce greenhouse gases) we’re confident the residents of San Jose will enthusiastically support such a leader.