This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s likely that most Californians have never h...

California’s cost of living is one of the highest in the nation. From skyrocketing housing and utility costs to rising prices for healthcare...

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the late 1990s, the late Jay Michael and I coautho...

I had already interviewed Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, for his new book, “Antisemitism in America: A Warning,” when Presiden...

For now, at least, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has returned to war in the Gaza Strip. Massive Israeli airstrikes across Gaza...

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Let’s assume that there’s a theoretical p...

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Gov. Gavin Newsom two months ago proposed a $322...

Are we seeing the slow-motion collapse of the rule of law in the United States and Israel at the same time? It is too early to answer that q...

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Legislature is often the arena for gam...

The recent Fresnoland article on the proposed CEMEX mining project in Fresno County raises several important issues but misrepresents the Sa...