Will O’Neill: Newsom’s latest bro-washing podcast shouldn’t fool anyone By Will O’Neill July 18, 2025 at 12:59 p.m. Those of us who have lived through Newsom’s reign will be left wondering if he...
New California budget papers over $20 billion deficit, ignores day of reckoning By Dan Walters July 17, 2025 at 1:54 p.m. Newsom and legislators implicitly assume that at some point revenues will increase enough to cover...
Young Kim’s silence on the tomato tariff is failing our community By Bomi Kong July 17, 2025 at 11:58 a.m. The tomato tariff is a test of leadership.
Bulldozed: How eminent domain erased working-class neighborhoods By James Burling July 13, 2025 at 3:25 p.m. Most of America was blissfully unaware of the havoc wreaked by urban renewal until Kelo,...
By excluding gay parents, the right risks losing the family argument By Sam Raus July 13, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. The Republican coalition faces a choice: uphold shared values and build a coalition that speaks...
Gavin Newsom’s California: A cautionary tale, not a national blueprint By Melissa Melendez July 13, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. California deserves leadership that solves problems — not one that uses failure as a launchpad...
Mike Levin: 10 big steps to help us get back to common sense and common ground By Mike Levin July 10, 2025 at 1:17 p.m. I’ll work with anyone—Democrat, Republican, or independent—who’s serious about getting things done.
MacArthur Park raid shines a light on the political winners and losers in the immigration wars By Matt Klink July 10, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. The raid resulted in little more than an empty park and increased tensions between the federal government and Los Angeles’s mayor.
ICEBlock: Criminal evasion tool or constitutionally protected speech? By Patrick Eddington July 10, 2025 at 7:01 a.m. Texas resident and software developer Joshua Aaron has certainly made a name for himself with...
Ron Paul: What Trump should tell Netanyahu By Ron Paul July 9, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. It is not our responsibility to finance the war machine of any foreign country.
Brenda Lebsack: Censured for speaking truth, I will not be silenced By Brenda Lebsack July 8, 2025 at 3:03 p.m. This attempt to publicly shame me for my views, cannot remove my First Amendment rights.
Marcel Rodarte: CEQA reform deserved transparency, not a backroom deal By Marcel Rodarte July 8, 2025 at 12:15 a.m. That’s how we build durable policy. That’s how we build trust.
We invested in mass transit. We should let Californians live near it By Laura Friedman July 7, 2025 at 11:44 a.m. California's future depends on fixing this disconnect.