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Should Fossil Fuel Companies Be Forced to Pay for Los Angeles Wildfire Losses?

As wildfires swept through Los Angeles County last month, the New York Times published a commentary by former insurance commissioner Dave Jo...

Should Fossil Fuel Companies Be Forced to Pay for Los Angeles Wildfire Losses?

As wildfires swept through Los Angeles County last month, the New York Times published a commentary by former insurance commissioner Dave Jo...

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How California’s Wildfire Crisis Is Burning Through Your Wallet

For years, we’ve known that California is a kindling box, waiting for the next spark to ignite another catastrophic fire. Assemblymember ...

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LA Wildfires Intensify Political Jousting Over Home Insurance Premiums

The timing could not have been better — or worse. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion The horrendously destructive and deadly Los Angeles wild...

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Conflicting Studies Obscure Reality of California’s Fast Food Wage Battle

California’s Capitol has seen countless conflicts between economic interests, but few match the intensity of a duel between the fast f...

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President Donald Trump smiles as he arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP/Ben Curtis)

Not Quite a Unified Theory of Trumpism, but Still an Alarming Pattern

Nicholas Kristof Opinion Feb. 15, 2025President Donald Trump’s second term dizzies many Americans, but I find it oddly familiar — an echo of...

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California is a living laboratory for the observation that demography is destiny, first uttered by the 19th century French philosopher Augus...

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CA Schools Still Fall Behind Despite Big Increases in Spending

As academic researchers continue to explore what happened to public education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, they are confirming th...

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Editorials of The Times: Now Is Not the Time to Tune Out

By The New York Times Editorial Board on Feb. 8, 2025. Don’t get distracted. Don’t get overwhelmed. Don’t get paralyzed and pulled into the ...

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Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work.

Whatever you choose to call it, Elon Musk has captured the inner workings of the U.S. government on President Donald Trump’s behalf. His ope...

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The Deadly Truth: Record Number of Journalists Killed in 2024

Last year marked a grim milestone for journalists worldwide. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 2024 was the deadliest...

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