Editorial Board

Phonics battle underscores public school failures

April 15, 2025 at 6:39 a.m.

OPINION- After California released its statewide test scores late last year, the president of the state board of education boasted that, “California’s public schools are making encouraging gains, and these gains are...

Xavier Becerra, the candidate no one wanted

April 11, 2025 at 6:55 a.m.

OPED: Former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced his candidacy for governor of California last week, touting his toughness.

Trump’s tariffs will hurt California’s wine industry

March 25, 2025 at 6:30 a.m.

OPINION- Although the Trump administration’s rationale for imposing massive tariffs on various imported goods vary by the hour, one of its key arguments is that such tariffs would bolster U.S.-based industries. California,...

Katie Porter joins already packed race for governor

March 19, 2025 at 6:48 a.m.

EDITORIAL- Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter announced her run for governor last week, touting a message of “grit and hope.”

State builds in secret with public money

October 11, 2024 at 6:33 a.m.

OP/ED- Is Italian stone the best building material with which to clad a monumental public building in a capital city?

Let’s appreciate the ‘tiny’ signs of progress | Editorial

September 8, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

Annually, we hear from readers who express surprise -- and appreciation -- about learning that many of the same frustrations they're dealing with locally are not isolated to their towns,...

Start now to defeat $20 billion in wasteful bonds advanced by the Legislature

July 9, 2024 at 6:20 a.m.

Last March 5, voters barely approved Proposition 1, the $6.4 billion homeless bond, 50.18% to 49.82%. Despite that, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature have now put two new bonds, totaling...

Google continues shameful tactics to fend off Journalism Preservation Act

April 19, 2024 at 6:56 a.m.

OP-ED: Google’s recent announcement that it will test the removal of links to news sites for some California users is a shameful attempt to fend off legislation that would force...

California’s Republican House delegation could use a constitutional lesson from Rep. Tom McClintock

February 10, 2024 at 6:01 a.m.

OPINION- No sitting American cabinet member has ever been impeached by Congress — still.

It’s National School Choice Week, a time to understand the value of school choice

January 23, 2024 at 6:34 a.m.

OP-ED: Monday marked the start of School Choice Week, a time when advocates of educational freedom highlight and promote the value of school choice. As the last few years have...

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