The authority that the Trump administration is moving to dismantle is one set by the Clean Air Act, and every effort made by the administration has been dealt with defiantly by California officials.

StateAnkita BhatMarch 26, 2020emissions, California, trump, canada, obama, clean, environment, Environmental Protection AgencyComment

Ranked-Choice Voting: A Progressive Choice for California

Hopefully, with overwhelming support for ranked-choice voting from most of California's legislators and the rising support at large for the system, California will eventually join the rest of the country in adopting ranked-choice voting

StateMariah NibertJanuary 9, 2020California, voting, elections, university, warren, biden, sanders, yang, president, gavin, newsomComment

Into the Dark: PG&E and its Public Safety Power Shutoffs

StateBrandon DimapasocDecember 11, 2019PG&E, bills, public, utility, gas, electric, california, power, outageComment

The Prison Paradox

The paramount issue lies not just within the idea of justice for crime but the way in which criminal justice has been used as a weapon within which some are treated more kindly while others are not, regardless of what the law says.

StateAnkita BhatNovember 25, 2019prison, Gavin Newsom, California, civil libertiesComment

Oakland’s Education Crisis

The lack of quality education has directly affected the 37,000 Oakland public school students, leading to their poor academic performance in comparison to other California students around the state.

StateAna Cristina GarridoMay 25, 2019Oakland, redfored, Education, California, Schools, teachersComment

What Does Title IX Mean? California Grapples with the Answer

The Department of Education has rescinded rules regarding sexual assault at universities. California is responding.

StateIan XuMay 2, 2019sexual assault, Universities, U-S- Department of Education, Hannah-Beth JacksonComment

Bilingual Education: Unlocking California's Potential

Bilingualism has returned to California schools. The impact could be extraordinary.

StateMariah NibertMay 1, 2019California Politis, Education, bilingualism, multiculturalismComment

Tampons, Taxes, and the Fight for Equality in California

Most U.S. states tax feminine hygiene products. Progressive California is trying to change that.

StateBrooke PritchardApril 9, 2019feminism, California, politicsComment

A High Speed Fail

The High-speed rail project has suddenly become the next battleground in the war between President Trump and the state of California.

StateBrandon DimapasocFebruary 27, 2019Gavin Newsom, California, LA, Green New Deal, LawsuitComment

The State vs. The City

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra files lawsuit, on Newsom’s behalf against the Huntington Beach City Council over repeatedly voting down a measure to create low-income and high-density housing within their affluent community.

StateAnkita BhatFebruary 27, 2019huntington, california, Orange County, Gavin Newsom, housingComment

The Path Towards Juvenile Justice Reform

Governor Newsom’s proposal may put us on the path towards improving the lives of incarcerated children.

StateAna Cristina GarridoFebruary 15, 2019Criminal Justice Reform, Juvenile Justice Reform, California, Gavin Newsom, Beyond the StatsComment

California's Public Education System: A Hushed Modern Apartheid

For generations, Latino students have been left behind to wallow in defunded schools, which afford them little to no opportunity to rise above the self-fulfilling prophecy that says they will not, and cannot, succeed.

StateEli ElsterFebruary 14, 2019Public Education, California, Segregation, Latino Students Comments

The Pronoun Debacle in the California Senate Judiciary Committee

Referring to people with gender-neutral pronouns isn’t a problem; but forcing people to identify with pronouns they do not necessarily identify with is.

StateIan XuFebruary 7, 2019California, Hannah-Beth Jackson, California Senate, Sacramento, Gender PronounsComment

Governor Newsom's First Budget

With his inaugural budget, Governor Newsom has managed to earn praise from Republican leaders in California and make good on campaign promises.

StateBrandon DimapasocJanuary 28, 2019California Budget, California, School Funding, HealthcareComment

California Wildfire Concerns Will Continue

While mitigating global climate change should remain a top priority, California wildfires are unlikely to ease in severity over the coming years.

StateDan DaskalJanuary 28, 2019California, Wildfires, PG&E, Utilities, Climate ChangeComment

White Supremacy Remains Unchecked At UC Davis

White supremacy has no place on a university campus, yet this past October, UC Davis students on their way to class were faced with an upsetting sight: anti-Semitic, white supremacist flyers posted around campus.

StateMandeep HothiDecember 11, 2018 Comments

The War on Wildfires: A Growing Feud Between California and Trump

With 84 people dead and still 475 people unaccounted for , the recent wildfires across California, the Camp Fire in Butte County and the Woosley fire in Ventura County, are some of the deadliest in recent memory…

StateBrandon DimapasocNovember 26, 2018Comment

UC Outsourcing is Hurting the American Dream

The University of California. From the outside, it marvels. Every month, a new set of newspaper headlines boast of a new building, resource, or department accomplishment…

StateAnkita BhatNovember 19, 2018Comment

Hunting Red Herrings

Luxurious vacations to Italy, Hawaii, and Vegas, private school tuition, thousands of dollars in groceries, food and beer at concerts, gas, tequila shots, personal ski trips, golf outings, and video games all share a common denominator: they are…

StateManasa GogineniNovember 19, 2018Comment

California To Require Female Board Directors

As of June 2017, roughly one-fourth of publicly traded companies in California have no women on their boards…

StateBrooke PritchardNovember 8, 2018 Comment