Opinion

King’s Speech Inspires Writer to Break Silence on Palestine

January 22, 2019

One year before his assassination in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King took a strong, public stand against the Vietnam war. NY Times opinion writer Michelle Alexander says most of King's closest advisors advised him to stay silent on the topic or soften his crit...

Photo of the front of Cascade Village in Sacramento, Ca

Walters: The High Price We Pay for Low-Rent Housing

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 21, 2019

Cascade Village sounds like a mountain hamlet, but it’s the name of a somewhat shabby block of 74 low-rent apartments in the southern edge of Sacramento. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary...

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

InsideSources.com

January 21, 2019

By Peter Myers Fifty years ago, one of America’s key civil rights leaders — the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was assassinated outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. As we honor King’...

Black Americans Mostly Left Behind by Progress Since Dr. King’s Death

The Conversation

January 21, 2019

On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers. Opinion Sharon Austin Back then, a half century ago, the wholesale racial integration required by the 1964 Civ...

The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry

The Washington Post

January 19, 2019

As we watch Britain going through the paroxysms relating to Brexit, it is easy to view its decision to leave the European Union as an act of foolishness, a self-inflicted wound that will impoverish Britons for ...

Screen image of Agent Orange spraying in Vietnam

My Band of Brothers Died in Vietnam. Only They Didn’t Know It.

gvwire

January 18, 2019

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciate...

Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

CALmatters

January 17, 2019

California is facing a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions. Lower-income residents across the state must choose whether to pay for rent or food. People who can’t cover housing costs are forced to leave their homes, their neighborhoods and even the stat...

Walters: Should California Revive Redevelopment?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 17, 2019

An anything-is-possible attitude enveloped post-World War II America, fueling ambitious undertakings such as a nationwide network of freeways, nuclear power so inexpensive that it wouldn’t need to be metered, a...

Tuesday Night’s Alright for Elton John’s Fresno Farewell

David Taub

January 16, 2019

Elton John played the hits Tuesday (Jan. 15) night, in what he told the adoring Save Mart Center audience would be his last show in Fresno. The musical legend is in the midst of a 300-show, three-year world ...

Walters: State Tax Reforms or State Tax Increases?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 16, 2019

There is a substantial list of governance issues that former Gov. Jerry Brown said were important, but that he left on his desk for successor Gavin Newsom. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary As Brown annually introduced new state b...

Fresno Court Strike Ends After Five Days The five-day strike by Fresno County Sup...

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Rams’ McVay Knows Refs Missed Pass Interference Call THOUSAND OAKS — When the Los Angeles Ram...

Bullard Student’s Attorney ‘Troubled’ by Q... Did police act appropriately when questi...

‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ Lead Oscar Nominations With 10 Nods... NEW YORK — Oscar voters on Tuesday showe...

Rep. Omar Apologizes for ‘Unknowingly’ Using ... Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim...

Dispute Over Rules Riles California’s Legal Pot Market

Fresno Court Strike Ends After Five Days

4 Charged in Plot to Attack US Muslim Community Named Islamberg

Bullard Student’s Attorney ‘Troubled’ by Questioning of Client

Incoming Teachers Treated Like Rock Stars by Fresno Unified

Will PG&E Customers Pay More in Bankruptcy? Not if Watchdog Can Stop It

Walters: The High Price We Pay for Low-Rent Housing

World Economy Forecast to Slow in 2019 Amid Trade Tensions

Shanahan Defends 49ers’ Handling of Troubled LB Foster

Rams’ McVay Knows Refs Missed Pass Interference Call

‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ Lead Oscar Nominations With 10 Nods

At Sundance, Powerhouse Documentaries Will Be Everywhere

Walters: Where Do Middle-of-the-Road Voters Go Now?

King’s Speech Inspires Writer to Break Silence on Palestine

Walters: The High Price We Pay for Low-Rent Housing

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes

King’s Speech Inspires Writer to Break Silence on Palestine

Walters: The High Price We Pay for Low-Rent Housing

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Black Americans Mostly Left Behind by Progress Since Dr. King’s Death

The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry

My Band of Brothers Died in Vietnam. Only They Didn’t Know It.

Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

Walters: Should California Revive Redevelopment?

Tuesday Night’s Alright for Elton John’s Fresno Farewell

Walters: State Tax Reforms or State Tax Increases?