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California to launch historic reparations office as advocates regroup from five vetoes.
Forum | Opinion

California to launch historic reparations office as advocates regroup from five vetoes.

  • Cayla Mihalovich and Wendy Fry
  • Oct 23, 2025

Lawmakers and advocates are regrouping to determine how they will move forward in the effort to ensure reparative justice for Black California…

Despite laws barring kids from riding e-scooters and e-bikes, they are popular and hazardous.
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Despite laws barring kids from riding e-scooters and e-bikes, they are popular and hazardous.

  • Pam Marino
  • Aug 13, 2025

Pam Marino here, feeling concerned after watching a big increase in neighborhood kids buzzing around Pacific Grove perilously on e-bikes and e…

By dropping a bill that would have forced Big Tech to share profits with journalists, legislators caved to pressure.
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By dropping a bill that would have forced Big Tech to share profits with journalists, legislators caved to pressure.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Sep 3, 2024

How many times did you use an internet search engine today? Sara Rubin here, finding that it’s hard to remember—the practice of googling somet…

Psychedelic therapies show promise. Is California ready to bring them into the mainstream?
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Psychedelic therapies show promise. Is California ready to bring them into the mainstream?

  • Ana B. Ibarra
  • Sep 7, 2023

Psychedelics are having a moment. A nationwide push to bring magic mushrooms and other psychedelics into the mainstream is gaining traction, a…

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Frozen Mitch

  • Rob Rogers
  • Sep 1, 2023
Anti-LGBTQ+ backlash is happening not just somewhere else, but locally. We need to step up.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ backlash is happening not just somewhere else, but locally. We need to step up.

  • Steven Goings
  • Jun 29, 2023

It took longer than I expected, but the anti-LGBTQ+ backlash I predicted several years ago is undeniably here.

A lack of psychiatric treatment beds in California puts an enormous strain on patients, staff and the community.
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A lack of psychiatric treatment beds in California puts an enormous strain on patients, staff and the community.

  • Pam Marino
  • Apr 6, 2023

NEWLY HOMELESS AND FRIGHTENED, REGINA LEBEL FELT A TUG INSIDE THAT MADE HER THINK ABOUT ENDING HER LIFE. Resisting that urge, she dialed 911 f…

A Salinas couple takes a new tack in their fight for the right to marry.
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A Salinas couple takes a new tack in their fight for the right to marry.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Nov 24, 2022

When Lori Long and Mark Contreras met on match.com in 2015, she was skeptical about a lavish first date. Coffee seemed like the safe bet – low…

California’s unemployment system fell apart during the pandemic. State Sen. John Laird is pushing back.
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California’s unemployment system fell apart during the pandemic. State Sen. John Laird is pushing back.

  • Mary Duan
  • Aug 6, 2021

MAYBE THE TITLE OF THE REPORT ALONE IS ENOUGH OF A MIC DROP.

Changes to California’s End of Life Option Act are now under review, and could increase access.
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Changes to California’s End of Life Option Act are now under review, and could increase access.

  • Susan Meister
  • Mar 29, 2021

When the End of Life Option Act was signed into law in 2016, it became possible for terminally ill, mentally capable adults with six months or…

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