Opinion

Walters: Three Big Democratic Clashes in California

April 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic obviously overshadows this year’s political contests, but we presumably will still have an election seven months hence, so we cannot completely ignore its potential outcomes. Will President Donald Trump’s re-election chances, which ...

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Right Now, a Homemade Face Mask Is a Good Idea

Bill McEwen

April 1, 2020

Health experts in the United States are at odds over whether people should wear a face mask while venturing beyond their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. But before digging into that debate, let's go stra...

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Stay Home, Light A Candle, Show Your Support Wednesday

Nancy Price

March 31, 2020

It’s at times like this when things look dark, and we fear they're about to get a whole lot darker, that we look for ways to show that we haven’t lost hope. “Let There Be Light” is one of those opportunities...

Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health

gvwire

March 31, 2020

On March 11, 2020, the Legislative Analyst’s Office published a handout, which included a passage on the climate benefits of mass transit over private vehicles. Within days, a spreading virus made the case that our cars are a more hygienic means of travel than...

How to Get Past the Coronavirus Crisis Without Losing Your Mental Health

CalMatters

March 31, 2020

The world as we knew it a few weeks ago — remember handshakes? — is now upside down. The coronavirus has sickened untold numbers of us, claimed thousands of lives, and shaken almost every corner of society. ...

Walters: PG&E Makes Two Deals to Survive

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

March 30, 2020

In any other week, major actions affecting Pacific Gas and Electric’s chances of emerging from bankruptcy as an intact and operational utility would have been big news. But with everyone in and out of govern...

Walters: Crisis Reveals Big Financial Shortcomings

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

March 29, 2020

The rapidly expanding COVID-19 pandemic threatens the lives and livelihoods of Californians, but it also lays bare some multi-billion-dollar shortcomings in state government finances that have been ignored for decades, despite many warnings. The most obviou...

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California’s Shelter-In-Place Order, Explained

CalMatters

March 28, 2020

By Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters As President Donald Trump considers easing national restrictions by Easter, Californians are into their first week of an official shelter-in-place directive to slow the spread o...

California Must Make Up Every Missed School Day

Joe Mathews

March 27, 2020

Not one day. Our kids should not lose one day of school, not a single day of instruction, to the coronavirus. Or to anything else. Joe Mathews Opinion Let me be clear: I’m not arguing ag...

Walters: Virus Attacks California Ballot Measures

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

March 26, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic was clobbering California — and the rest of the known world — this month, local government officials in Sacramento County enthusiastically decided to ask voters to approve a hefty sales tax increase for transportation improvements. ...

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Walters: Virus Attacks California Ballot Measures