Lawmakers’ Failure to Solve the Roads Funding Crisis is a Disadvantage to Every Community
By Leanna Sweha The Legislature ended its two-year general session last week without a solution to the…
Analysis: Does Statewide Plastic Bag Referendum Even Matter?
In February a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags was put on hold as the industry succeeded…
Wolk Picks Up More Big Endorsements in the Assembly Race
Earlier this week, the Dan Wolk for State Assembly Campaign announced that Mr. Wolk had received, in…
Governor Signs Groundbreaking Bill to Combat Racial Profiling
On Saturday, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 953, The Racial and Identity Profiling Act of 2015,…
California Will Become First in Nation to Collect All Data on Police Traffic Stops
(From ACLU Press Release) – With a growing chorus of voices demanding systemic police reform, California is…
Bipartisan Plan Would Help Restore Control to School Board
This week a bipartisan coalition of legislators held a press conference to announce SB 799, sponsored by…
Polling Finds Solid Majority of California Voters Support Bill to Curb Racial Profiling
A poll was released yesterday, conducted by Tulchin Research, showing 69 percent of likely California voters support…
Yamada Figures to Be A Formidable Candidate For Senate
In 2008, then-Yolo County Supervisor Mariko Yamada faced long odds in the battle for the open Assembly…
Lawns versus Almonds – Can’t We All Just Get Along?
By Leanna Sweha Last week, the East Bay Express published an article by Robert Gammon entitled “California…
My View II: Does Davis Have the Worst Roads in the County?
On Thursday the local paper published a story under the provocative headline, “It’s Official: Davis Has the…
Californians Deliver Resounding Message Against Mass Incarceration
It was the clearest signal to date that Californians are fed up with the growing costs and…
Poll Finds Plastic Bag Ban Has Broad Support
At the end of September, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 270 into law, prohibiting grocery stores and…
Analysis: The Other Side of the Story on Prop. 46
I have some serious concerns about the required alcohol and drug testing of doctors – which seems…
Not Life Saving, Not Cost Effective – Vote NO on Proposition 46
By Tia Will Proposition 46 is a 3 part proposal. Advocates would have you believe that it…
Vote for Students or the Teachers Union this November
By Jeff Boone One of the most important California political races this November is the election of…
Commentary: Drought Crisis Needs to Be Taken Seriously
I’ll admit I was tantalized by reports of a major El Niño brewing that would effectively put…
State Adopts $500 Penalty for Water Waste As UCD Study Warns Of Crippling Economic Hit
On Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board, in response to the ongoing severe drought took the…
California Budget Deal Signed Just Before Deadline
A budget deal was reached on Sunday night, about six hours before the deadline that in the…
Governor’s Proposal Would Hurt Rural Communities
by Assemblymember Mariko Yamada Rural Californians face challenges that differ from residents in urbanized areas. Along with…
Election Digest: More Endorsements in Assembly Race
Thousands of Health Care and State Workers Endorse Dan Wolk for Assembly SEIU California and California Nurses…