As Israel prepares to launch a ground assault on Gaza to root out Hamas, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is voicing concerns that ...

The dichotomy between blue and red states – in essence California vs. Florida and Texas – has played out in many arenas on many specific iss...

Every recent legislative session has produced at least one effort to ameliorate California’s chronic shortage of housing – and sometimes sev...

The violence in Gaza and Israel is bringing horrifying new levels of human suffering to Israelis and Palestinians. Both sides have committed...

The violence in Gaza and Israel is bringing horrifying new levels of human suffering to Israelis and Palestinians. Both sides have committed...

Gov. Gavin Newsom could sign Senate Bill 525 any day now, which will institute a minimum wage for healthcare workers across the state. No on...

To those on the left side of the political balance beam, no issue is more important – or more elusive – than having medical care provided di...

As the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in 2023 escalates, concerns are being raised about military methods used in past conflicts i...

This is a week of waiting and watching for legislators, lobbyists, journalists, bureaucrats and other denizens in and around the state Capit...

Four-plus decades ago, a coterie of left-leaning political activists, led by antiwar iconoclast Tom Hayden, captured control of Santa Monica...