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Beyond 9/14

Perversion of the recall process could bring reform — if California survives it In 2018, Gavin Newsom defeated John Cox…

4 years ago

Action Delayed as Questions Cloud Emissions Control System Grant

Jesse Marquez, executive director of the Coalition For A Safe Environment, gave a glimpse into the South Coast Air Quality…

4 years ago

How California’s Top Democrats Paved the Way for a Republican Governor This Fall

In a worst-case scenario, a Republican becomes governor when the recall election results are certified in October and thus for…

4 years ago

Living With Climate Change In Farmworker Communities

This rural poverty of the southern San Joaquin stands in stark contrast to the enormous wealth the labor of its…

4 years ago

Corporate Liberalism Is No Match for Trumpism

Anti-democratic ducks are being lined up in Republican-run state legislatures to deliver the White House to the party nominee. Driven…

4 years ago

Facing Prison for Fighting Chevron

Behind Criollo, the court clerks, in their white shirts and ties, were giggling and grinning at each other, nodding toward…

4 years ago

The Time for Magical Thinking is Over

For a while, President Joe Biden seemed to be recovering from chronic fantasies about Republicans in Congress. But recently he…

4 years ago

Smart Policing vs. Dumb Ordinances

Buscaino wins the anti-camping ordinance, but it’s still not a solution By a 13-2 vote on July 28, the Los…

4 years ago

Air Pollution Monitoring Shutdown Called “Obscene”

The secretive, unilateral decision to shut down the Source Dominated Station on Terminal Island was called “embarrassing” and “obscene” by…

4 years ago

Trump’s Insurrection

“Hang Mike Pence!” That was the signature, self-defeating cry of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Why the cry? Because Pence would…

4 years ago