Greene: New National Park fees show Trump’s contempt for Blacks and foreigners
Since his return to office, he has tried to downplay the nation’s racist history while whitewashing civil rights victories.
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Newsom relaxed his pro-housing stance for certain liberal locales
'The state ... is tougher on Republican-leaning communities that resist pressure from Sacramento than on...
Douthat: Marco Rubio is winning the Trump era
'The hawkish foreign policy that you might have once expected from a President Rubio is...
Chabria: Beneath the rambling, Trump laid out a chilling health care plan
'(The president) wants to fall back on the stunt he loves the most — send...
Opinion: State’s solution for senior health care hides in plain sight
With nearly one in four Californians projected to be over age 60 by 2030, we must invest...
Opinion: The season to remember we’re still one nation
'This time of year has a way of softening the edges ... . We don’t...
Opinion: Thank goodness for ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
'The collective grief a lot of us feel ... is heightened when everyone else wants...
Walters: State’s odd election year starts with Republicans possibly leading governor’s race
The lack of a natural Democratic frontrunner and lack of party leadership to cull the...
Chabria: Homeland Security says it doesn’t detain citizens. These brave Californians prove it has.
'This if-you're-brown-you're-going-down tactic is likely to become more common because it is now legal.'
Jarvis: The flu is trying to ruin your holiday. Don’t let it.
Anyone starting to feel sick should consider skipping the Christmas or New Year’s gathering.
Walters: Newsom’s $18 billion budget gap has roots in pandemic aid ending
The governor, state Legislature interpreted COVID-era windfall as a permanent revenue increase — and spent,...
Opinion: In a ‘sober active’ community, I can outrun my addiction
More than 5 million Californians struggle with substance abuse. They need spaces where they can...
Rubin: Europe holds flickering torch of democracy. US pushes to extinguish it.
Why is the Trump administration demanding Germany’s governing parties welcome an unapologetically neofascist party into government?
Klas: Cuellar’s pardon shows the art of the unsealed deal
Trump's decision to spare the Texas Democrat from federal charges and possible prison time hasn't...
Feldman: Firing immigration judges threatens more than immigrants
If the Supreme Court brings back the spoils system, Congress must give federal judiciary jurisdiction...
DePetris: Donald Trump is conducting a secret war
The president is waging a war on Venezuela based on a rationale American citizens have...
Schrager: Affordability isn’t a hoax. It’s not a crisis for most, either.
'Inflation is still high, about 3%. But real income growth is still positive for most...
Stephens: Our petty, hollow, squalid ogre in chief
'This is not a country on the cusp of its “Golden Age,” to quote the...
Opinion: How an accessory dwelling could turn into a 20-story tower in Berkeley
'Berkeley’s experience shows that change is possible when local and state reforms align, and when...
Opinion: When policing becomes political, public safety suffers
'The more law enforcement is pulled into partisan battles, the harder it becomes for officers...
Friedman: Trump isn’t interested in fighting a new Cold War. He wants a new civilizational war.
The president's national security strategy reveals a deep truth about his administration: It came to...
Walters: Some Newsom detractors make up stuff, but there’s fodder for legitimate criticism
The governor's most virulent critics take nuggets of fact and pump them up to depict...
Skelton: Courage lacking to fix California’s deep-rooted budget shortfall
"There’s no upside for a politician to tackle nagging budget deficits. It’s much easier ......
Calmes: A confluence of events signals a coming regulatory apocalypse
We're saddled with a Supreme Court dedicated to expanding presidential power at a time when we have...
Clendaniel: Democrats need to voice their 2028 presidential preferences now
Every individual needs to make clear what they are seeking in a nominee. Don’t wait...
Mathews: Voter ID debate distracts from real election threats
Proponents claim it will prevent voter fraud. Opponents warn of voter suppression. Both are wrong.
Chabria: Is RFK Jr. better on women’s health than Newsom? We’re about to find out
'How much power should insurance companies have to deny care that a doctor deems reasonable?'
Walters: Trump sides with agriculture again in California’s never-ending water wars
The president's recent order increases water deliveries to Central Valley farms over objections of Gov....
Walters: Cap and trade is now a backdoor tax on California consumers
State Legislature is spending much of the program's $5 billion revenues on projects with minimal...
Stephens: Europe, too, is worth fighting for
Europeans must rearm at scale, tighten immigration and shelve green energy pipe dreams to focus...
Rubin: Why is a massive American armada hovering off Venezuela in the first place?
Democrats and Republicans should oppose efforts to expand an illegal war that's based entirely on...
Goldberg: Republican women suddenly realize they’re surrounded by misogynists
Several GOP congressional women have complained that their party’s leaders don’t take them seriously.
Walters: Who’s seeking Los Angeles fire aid, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom?
Newsom suggests he can portray Trump and other Republicans as agents of the devil then...
Barabak: Holmes is a liar, swindler and cheat. So why wouldn’t Trump pardon her?
Theranos founder is ideal candidate for a pardon from president, who's turned self-dealing and victimization...
Chemerinsky: Supreme Court’s terrible reasons allowing Texas’ racially rigged map
Staggering implication that states can avoid legal challenge if they wait until the last minute...
Opinion: Wind, water and solar energy aren’t enough. California needs nuclear options.
Zealots who advocate for an all-renewable future have offered unrealistic scenarios for powering the state.
Walters: Assembly Speaker Rivas promises to scrutinize how California’s new laws work
Rivas wants to ensure review of legislation is a regular practice starting next year, but...
Calmes: Now it’s clear why Trump got rid of the military’s top attorneys
'The president has gotten rid of good lawyers and other guardrails so he can act...
Mathews: California governor’s race needs write-in option to block Trumpian win
State's runoff system gives two Republican candidates a shot at victory despite fact most polled...
DePetris: Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is on life support
The biggest impediment to success remains the complete lack of an actual plan. Generalities abound;...
Brownstein: The GOP’s immigration curbs will threaten Social Security
Low birthrates of native-born Americans imperil the safety net. Admitting more legal immigrants can help...
California’s education leadership mishmash makes it hard to know who’s accountable
Layer after layer of overlapping bits of authority undermine cohesive governance and responsibility for outcomes.
Opinion: Clear a path for sweeping urban experiments such as California Forever
'The forces of NIMBYism are deeply entrenched. ... No one city or county ought to...
Friedman: The ‘useful idiots’ from America whom Putin is playing like a fiddle
'This is one of the most shameful episodes in U.S. foreign policy, and the entire...
California’s new labor law could have unintended, unwanted consequences
AB 288 represents a potentially disruptive precedent, opening door to every state creating their laws...
Stephens: Corrupt to be sure, but protecting Ukraine still matters
'A nation that can investigate its leaders even as it fights for its existence is...
Opinion: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox makes a plea for American architects, not arsonists
How the Republican is trying to foster healthier debates across the aisle in era of...
Newsom’s 911 debacle is California’s latest failed tech adoption
Despite being the center of the industry, the state's investments in new technology keep becoming...
Barabak: What a scandal! (Or not.) How things have changed.
Actions that once caused eyes to widen, such as puffs of marijuana that cost Douglas Ginsburg a...
Goldberg: A serious journalism scandal hiding inside a frivolous sexual one
Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t seem to recognize that her collaboration with RFK, Jr. was a grave...
How California schools can stop truancy without arresting parents
Laws criminalizing absenteeism all share a fatal flaw: they ignore why students are absent in the first...
James and Comey may not be in the clear just yet
Trump's Justice Department still has multiple ways to legally harass the ex-FBI director, New York's...
DHS has better ways to spend $200 million than this
By invoking a national emergency, the agency sidestepped the competitive bidding process designed to limit...
Here’s how bad the U.S. housing crisis is — and what can be done about it
Between 1950 and 2020, productivity in the manufacturing sector rose by more than 900% while...
Ali: Trump and Mohammed bin Salman bond over their contempt and fear of a free press
President dismisses evidence indicating Saudi government murdered a journalist, attacks a reporter who asked about...
Feldman: Why isn’t anyone stopping ICE?
All of these problems can be traced back to us. American voters empowered this president,...
Why California’s sky-high living costs keep increasing
State's costs of housing, food and fuel exceed nation's, suppressing homeownership rates and elevating debt...
Flam: James Watson had a brilliant mind and a broken moral compass
'Sometimes a brilliant insight and a series of deeply flawed ideas can come from the...
Goldberg: The incomprehensible march toward regime change in Venezuela
The Trump administration's drumbeat of bizarre accusations about the oil rich country are creating a...
Opinion: Here’s why L.A. fire survivors want Ricardo Lara’s resignation
California has some of the nation’s strongest consumer laws. The insurance commissioner simply hasn’t enforced...
Crisp: Does Trump have a tipping point?
It's becoming hard to imagine any revelation or act by the president that could change...
Susan Shelley: Steyer’s money can’t buy governorship
He's at 1%, barely ahead of skim milk
Rubin: As Ukraine falters, Trump tries to hand country to Putin with shamefully pro-Russia peace plan
The president 'is effectively telling Ukraine and Zelenskyy: Drop dead.'
Brooks: The Epstein story? Count me out.
'The most important reason the Epstein story tops our national agenda is that the QAnon...
Taves: To win Epstein files, Rep. Ro Khanna befriended Republicans, ignored fellow Democrats
The Silicon Valley congressman says some from his party rolled their eyes when he originally...
Walters: California sees revenue uptick but not enough to erase chronic deficit
The booming AI market is not stable, warns the state's Legislative Analyst, urging lawmakers to...
Barabak: Justice requires prosecuting phony electors who tried defrauding nation in 2020
'Dozens of bad actors tried to hijack an election. They shouldn't be let off scot-free.'
Walters: Dana Williamson’s indictment reveals a hidden world of political operatives
Politicians come and go. But Sacramento has a permanent substructure, which does the real, if...
Cottle: The three women who broke Trump’s grip on Congress
'Most of the Republican women in the House lacked the stomach for this fight. They...
Collins: Where, oh where, will the first female president come from?
A hundred years after the first woman was elected governor, fewer than a third of...
McCloskey: Too many kids can’t read. Blame a lack of spelling tests.
'We are losing something important when schools move away from the basics, letting technology fill...
Shackelford: Horrifying violence returns to Sudan, exposing impunity’s deadly legacy
Women and children are among victims. Piles of bodies and pools of blood so large...
Opinion: Fearing Trump, universities themselves restrict academic freedom
When universities begin recasting their missions to align with the president’s preferences, the pursuit of knowledge...
Jarvis: Canada lost its measles elimination fight. The US could be next.
RFK Jr.'s influence over health spreads as more states implement the MAHA agenda on vaccines,...
Goldberg: Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell being pampered in prison?
The convicted child sex trafficker has received an unusual series of perks since speaking with...
Gov. Newsom’s gas price crusade morphs into bid to keep refiners open
A year ago, the governor accused oil companies of price-gouging. Now, he's trying to keep...
Kowitt: Home Depot can’t ignore its ICE problem forever
It’s time now for the company to recognize its fate is intertwined with day laborers...
Taves: Turning Point set a trap. UC Berkeley fell in deep.
Cal's protesters became unwitting accomplices in conservatives' content strategy aimed at undermining universities — and...
Stephens: Meet the new antisemites, same as the old antisemites
The idea that modern politics is a malicious scheme organized by an insidious cabal of...
California is a high-tax state. Are more taxes a balm for its deficits?
Unions and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association are pushing three measures for 2026 ballot with wildly...
Barabak: He’s loud. He’s obnoxious. And Kamala Harris can only envy JD Vance.
'Trump has treated Vance as a sort of heat-seeking rhetorical missile, turning him loose against...
Klas: Republicans just got a wake-up call on their midterm maps
Trump’s 2024 coalition is crumbling. In Virginia and New Jersey, exit polls show men and...
Opinion: California study is asking crime survivors what we need
'Legislators have claimed to speak for victims while passing laws without ever asking us what...
Barabak: Newsom prevailed on Prop. 50. But the White House is still a big reach.
The governor's problem is that he comes from California, which, to many reads as far left,...
Gov. Newsom plays climate warrior, compromiser and coy candidate
Newsom's recent concessions to California's fossil fuel industry complicate his brand as environmental champion
Klein: Democrats were on a roll. Why stop now?
Trump’s willingness to hurt people during shutdown exceeded Senate Democrats' willingness to see people get...
Crisp: Zohran Mamdani is a socialist? So what?
There is no bright line in our economy separating pure capitalism from pure socialism. Demonizing...
Goldberg: Pelosi is retiring. Good. That’s what her party needs.
Democrats need charismatic young candidates who understand today’s information ecosystem and how to inspire the...
Gongloff: You know who believes in climate change? The stock market
A key investment index, made up of companies benefiting from the rise in expensive climate-fueled...
Walters: California’s pro-housing laws have failed to raise new home numbers
On average over the last decade, the state has fallen short of its own new...
Barabak: Proposition 50 is a short-term victory against Trump. But at what cost?
If the initiative plays out as intended, it could make things worse, heightening the country's polarization...
Bouie: Trump is an Albatross
Americans wanted the president to lower prices. Instead, his administration is using power to pursue...
McCloskey: Evangelicals’ marriage to the GOP enters dangerous ground
A confluence of events has given rise to a messianic complex in Republican politics — namely, that...
Opinion: AI’s free ride on creative labor is undermining the marketplace
'Either we defend the principle that work has value, or we surrender to an economy...
Sen. Padilla elects not to run for governor, leaving a cloudy field of candidates
A handful of announced Democratic hopefuls still running, but none has anything close to frontrunner...
Prop. 50 passage sets off a chain of political and legal maneuvers
A pending case could give U.S. Supreme Court power to undermine California's popular plan to...
Brownstein: Election Day sent an unmistakable warning to Republicans
The Democratic wins signal that exuberant GOP predictions after 2024 — that Trump had engineered...
Abcarian: Proposed settlement between feds and UCLA is a master class in extortion
In the Trump administration's war on American universities, fighting antisemitism, while worthy, is just a...