Opinion

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Free Speech Is What Allows Us to Govern Ourselves in America

September 13, 2019

Among the many things that make America great is our freedom of speech without government reprisal. In fact, one of our Founding Fathers, James Madison, believed that free speech should be nearly absolute. He also said that those who try to restrict free sp...

Walters: California Tax Votes Clouded by Legal Confusion

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

September 12, 2019

The state Supreme Court stirred up a legal hornet’s nest two years ago when it suggested — but didn’t explicitly declare — that a two-thirds vote requirement for specific local tax increases might not apply to ...

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Walters: Hot Politics in the Cul-De-Sac of California

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

September 11, 2019

Spanish explorer Juan Cabrillo claimed California 477 years ago this month when his three-ship armada sailed into a bay he named “San Miguel,” which we know today as San Diego. Nearly a half-millennium later...

Keto the Trend, but Beer Rules at California Food Expo

David Taub

September 10, 2019

The local Fresno foodie event went big this year. It's no longer the Fresno Food Expo, going with the expansive California Food Expo title instead. Listen to this article: https://d28jd3p91iwyr0.cloudfront.net/public/polly_audio/foodexpo.60f85a5e-...

What to Watch as CA Lawmakers Wrap up, From Gators to the Gig Economy

CalMatters

September 10, 2019

Endangered species, gig workers, children, universities, privacy, parolees who want to vote, people who want straighter teeth, and alligators. As California lawmakers wrap up the final week of the 2019 legislat...

Rent Cap Bill Won’t Fix California’s Housing Crisis

CalMatters

September 10, 2019

When California lawmakers vote on a rent cap bill in the coming days, they must consider the consequences it will have on our state’s housing crisis for years to come. Our state’s housing affordability and a...

On a Gorgeous Weekend, Granite Park Is Big Hit With Families

David Taub

September 10, 2019

The cooler weather complemented perfectly with two big activities taking place at Granite Park this past weekend — The Big Bounce America and a memorial softball tournament. Both drew sizable, yet manageable crowds, with a $3 cover charge to enter the facil...

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Senate Bill 1 Threatens California Farms, Water Supply: Adam Gray

CalMatters

September 10, 2019

California has made a sport of disagreeing with President Trump. When he tweets his favorite color is red, one of my progressive colleagues inevitably introduces a bill declaring the best color is blue. S...

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Walters: Dems Ignore Voters’ Decisions

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

September 9, 2019

In politics, as in sports, rules of the game often influence, or even dictate, who wins and who loses. Just as professional sports leagues are wracked by internal conflict over playing rules, California’s po...

Efforts to Minimize Opioid Painkillers After Surgery Appear to Be Working

The Conversation

September 8, 2019

The opioid epidemic has been wreaking misery and death across the nation for years. In 2017 alone, opioid overdoses killed more than 47,000 people – 10,000 more deaths than were caused by traffic accidents that year. By Michael Kim The Conversation...

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Free Speech Is What Allows Us to Govern Ourselves in America

Walters: California Tax Votes Clouded by Legal Confusion

Walters: Hot Politics in the Cul-De-Sac of California

Keto the Trend, but Beer Rules at California Food Expo

What to Watch as CA Lawmakers Wrap up, From Gators to the Gig Economy

Rent Cap Bill Won’t Fix California’s Housing Crisis

On a Gorgeous Weekend, Granite Park Is Big Hit With Families

Senate Bill 1 Threatens California Farms, Water Supply: Adam Gray

Walters: Dems Ignore Voters’ Decisions

Efforts to Minimize Opioid Painkillers After Surgery Appear to Be Working