Commentary
Bob Rawitch: With the election over, what should ordinary citizens do?
"Facts are stubborn things," former President Johnson Adam’s, once said, though some might argue that is no longer true based on the last election.
California voters deliver accountability to health care providers exploiting drug program
Proposition 34 confronts the longtime abuse of the federal 340B prescription drug program and will hold bad actors accountable if providers don’t spend their revenue on patients. California voters got it right.
As Los Angeles prepares for Olympics, transportation money gets shuffled toward fiber network
Los Angeles County suffers some of the worst gridlock in the United States.
Democrats welcome Trump ‘the fascist’ with open arms
"Trump Is a Dictator" is the new WMDs.
$165 billion revenue error continues to haunt California’s budget
Newsom will propose a 2025-26 budget in January, but no matter what he and the Legislature decide, the structural budget deficit will still be there when he exits the governorship in 2027. It will be part of his legacy.
John Stossel: Destructive environmentalists stand in the way of progress
Allowing America to do more would definitely be good. Our future needs minerals.
California can make climate policy decisions today that address the problems of tomorrow
California has taken important steps to adapt to climate change’s effects on water, but it’s not yet on the right trajectory to manage some of the changes underway — or the greater challenges ahead.
California’s political clout will fade as long as population growth remains slow
California’s clout in both presidential and congressional elections is shrinking. It’s a stark reminder of the old adage that demography drives destiny.
How three Trump policy decrees could affect California’s agricultural industry
There are three policy areas President-elect Donald Trump wants to change that are particularly important to California farmers. If he does what he has promised, one might benefit the industry and two might hurt it.
As California falls apart, Newsom and his supermajority prioritize bike lanes and boondoggles
The “special session” called for by the governor should be shelved. We need to get back to work addressing the real issues in California.
E.T., AI and our need for friends
It’s not enough to simulate the trappings of connections without making the effort to forge actual connections.
California bird flu outbreak warrants a broader look at the risky ways we produce food
As California confronts a bird flu outbreak, it is also time to take a hard look at the food production system that puts farm workers in close contact with sick animals, the standard American diet that demands it, and the health ramifications of both.
Los Angeles County approves historic governance reform. San Francisco backs a study
Los Angeles County voters approved a ballot measure to overhaul the Board of Supervisors. San Francisco, on the other hand, picked a new mayor but voted down a more meaningful reform.
New LA police chief’s resistance to Trump deportation plans has little to do with liberal politics
The effort to keep Los Angeles police out of immigration enforcement is neither new nor liberal. It has its roots deep in LAPD’s history, when a very conservative chief headed the department and Jimmy Carter was in the White House.
Let the games begin: 2026 campaign for California governor now looms
The next political cycle begins with no clear frontrunners for California governor. There are at least a dozen potential candidates, plus one huge unknown factor: Vice President Kamala Harris’s career plans after losing her presidential bid.
Democrats only value Latinos when they vote for Democrats
If the Left truly respected us, they wouldn’t insult us when we speak up.
Neil Patel: Trump’s victory marks the end of the nutball era of American mismanagement
Normal people want to fix all of this. Institutional Washington is in their way. The lesson of this election is all this has to change.
Democrats still dominate California, but their voters have drifted to the right
Decades ago, Republicans and Democrats were evenly matched in California until the latter became the dominant party in the late 1990s. Last week's election moved the state's ideological needle a little to the right.