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Seven years ago, California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process.Ruling in a case...

California will be the first U.S. state to charge an excise tax on guns and ammunition, starting in July. The new tax — an...

As some Californians continue scrambling for ways to affordably insure their homes, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a push to expedite how quickly...

Over the last half-decade, state government has spent about $24 billion to ameliorate California’s worst-in-the-nation homelessness crisis. Local governments and private charities have spent countless...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.CalPERS’ responsibilityis also to taxpayersRe: “Pension investments in fossil fuels...

California once was a national leader in making government more transparent, requiring state and local agencies to conduct their business in public meetings...

Thanks to a recent blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court ruling on excessive and often arbitrary local fees, reform may be on the way that could...

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Pressure Legislatureto remedy utility tax Re: “State’s utility charge saga...

We’re two years out from the 250th anniversary of America’s founding — and state legislators are working on California’s involvement in the upcoming...