Based on the results of the 2020 US Census, California will be losing a seat in the House of Representatives, going down from 53 to 52 seats, for the first time in the state’s history. This loss of a House seat is another sign of what red state conservatives have called the California exodus, or the mass migration of Californians out of the state.
Read MoreNewsom and his allies have cast the recall as a blatant partisan power grab by California Republicans, while the recall’s proponents claim their campaign is simply a reaction against Newsom’s failures as governor amid the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis. While some voters may have legitimate criticisms of the Newsom administration, the origins and conduct of the recall campaign thus far indicate that the effort is more a partisan ploy than a legitimate use of recall power.
Read MoreWhile California’s soaring housing prices, state's high income, and state taxes are major reasons for moving away, hundreds of dissatisfied Californians are leaving the state in search of places with more right-wing policies. This trend falls in line with the lack of bipartisanship across the nation fueled primarily by former President Trump’s presidency.
Read MoreDuring the 2020 election, California voters voted yes on Proposition 17, which proposed to restore ex-felons’ right to vote following the completion of their prison term.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreHopefully, 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
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe Department of Education has rescinded rules regarding sexual assault at universities. California is responding.
Read MoreBilingualism has returned to California schools. The impact could be extraordinary.
Read MoreMost U.S. states tax feminine hygiene products. Progressive California is trying to change that.
Read MoreThe High-speed rail project has suddenly become the next battleground in the war between President Trump and the state of California.
Read MoreCalifornia 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.
Read MoreGovernor Newsom’s proposal may put us on the path towards improving the lives of incarcerated children.
Read MoreFor 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.
Read MoreReferring to people with gender-neutral pronouns isn’t a problem; but forcing people to identify with pronouns they do not necessarily identify with is.
Read MoreWith his inaugural budget, Governor Newsom has managed to earn praise from Republican leaders in California and make good on campaign promises.
Read MoreWhile mitigating global climate change should remain a top priority, California wildfires are unlikely to ease in severity over the coming years.
Read MoreWhite 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.
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