Opinion: Is Marin Clean Energy the right choice for Contra Costa County? December 19, 2025 at 3:15 a.m. 'We traded a regulated monopoly in PG&E for an unregulated government bureaucracy in MCE.'
Opinion: This California loophole makes passing new local taxes easier July 16, 2025 at 9:51 a.m. A court-created opening enables approval with a simple majority rather than the two-thirds in the state Constitution.
Opinion: In Contra Costa and beyond, voters deserve plain ballot language March 28, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. Successful lawsuit to clarify ballot for Acalanes school tax measure shows how officials artfully craft those summaries.
Opinion: Diesel isn’t always a dirty word in fight to reduce greenhouse gases February 5, 2025 at 5:30 a.m. Despite Sen. Cortese's objections, Caltrain's donation of legacy diesel trains to Peru will benefit both people and planet
Opinion: AC Transit should cut costs before seeking more taxpayer funds November 14, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. Trimming benefits and reducing staff and energy programs can help agency balance its books while avoiding service cuts.
Opinion: Bay Area bond is an unnecessarily costly way to add affordable housing June 11, 2024 at 5:43 a.m. Instead of forcing homeowners to pay back billions in debt, politicians should reduce housing taxes and regulations.
Opinion: Give Californians same medication access that Australians, Canadians, Coloradans enjoy April 2, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. State lawmakers can relieve treatment bottlenecks by expanding pharmacists' ability to prescribe common medications.
Opinion: Caltrain’s San Francisco extension costs more than it’s worth November 8, 2023 at 5:40 a.m. The project, to lengthen service just 1.3 miles to the Salesforce Transit Center, is now expected to cost $8.25 billion.
Opinion: Why we should not dismiss plans for a new Solano County city September 1, 2023 at 5:39 a.m. Effort by tech billionaires who have purchased 55,000 acres is meeting local and Bay Area criticism
Opinion: BART should adopt driverless trains, VTA should halt San Jose extension May 23, 2023 at 5:40 a.m. Rather than planning for a sales tax increase, Bay Area transit agencies could first take steps to cut costs