Office holiday parties return, bringing sexual harassment risk
With the holiday season upon us, so too is the first big wave of in-person corporate holiday parties since COVID began. Remote and hybrid employees, many of whom have had …
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Despite progress, epic California water wars still ahead
The politics of water in California could be likened to the constant grinding of tectonic plates 10 miles or more beneath its surface. The Pacific Plate battles with the North American Plate …
Stop scapegoating CEQA for California’s affordable housing crisis
Governor Newsom recently signed a slew of bills eliminating the requirement that government agencies disclose the public health and environmental impacts of most infill housing developments in California. Infill is …
Gavin Newsom owns California’s $68 billion budget deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political future could be determined by how he responds to Assembly Republicans’ call for a special legislative session to address California’s staggering budget shortfall. Newsom owns this …
In deep-blue California, progressives growing frustrated
Seemingly, California is a deeply blue state in which Democrats hold virtually all of the levers of political power, including all statewide offices and three-fourths of the Legislature’s seats. However, …
California leaders need the guts to fix state’s money woes
California state government’s bank account has dwindled from a nearly $100 billion surplus 18 months ago to a projected $68 billion deficit. How could that possibly happen? Three reasons: • …
Newsom was originally right about California bullet train
Nearly five years ago, just after becoming governor of California, Gavin Newsom came close to telling the truth about the state’s misconceived, poorly managed and underfinanced bullet train project. “But …
California budget deficit balloons to $68 billion
California faces a $68 billion deficit in its budget, largely as a result of a severe revenue decline in the current 2022‑23 fiscal year, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office reported …
Starting next year, you can get cash for alcohol bottles in California
FILE: A decorative wall display of wine bottles at Tercero Wines tasting room on Sept. 15, 2023, in Los Olivos, Calif. George Rose/Getty Images Starting next year, Californians will be able …
Gavin Newsom’s hypocritical move to change voting rules
After Ohio voters approved a state constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom chided Ohio’s Republicans for trying to change voting rules to thwart the abortion …