The state should offer a much more complete insurance plan
to the editor: Except for a brief period of two years, our family has been insured by the FAIR Plan…
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Fuel and energy prices increase pressure on California's climate goals
As California regulators prepare for a massive update to the state's signature climate program, they face growing pushback from lawmakers…
Contributor: Why health care is so expensive in the United States and what to do about it
The United States healthcare system consistently ranks as the most expensive in the developed world. It is not expensive, as…
Poor business management is the real cause of housing unaffordability
February 27, 2026 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Contributing writer Joel Kotkin's op-ed is clear and informative until…
Contributor: Four fallacies behind President Trump's latest tariffs
Within hours of the Supreme Court ruling that the White House Generalized “emergency” rates were illegal, President Trump decided to…
In Venice, it has taken almost a decade to not build low-income housing
I'm not sure we've ever seen a standoff as bizarre as the one that unfolded in Venice Beach, where a…
Who pays for Newsom's trip? Hint: it's not always the taxpayers
SACRAMENT- Gov. Gavin Newsom took the stage at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday and outlined one of…
Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing on track to open in fall
To the 300,000 drivers who travel through Agoura Hills on Highway 101 every day, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing appears…
Contributor: The strange bipartisan alliance to cap credit card rates has hit the nail on the head
Behind the credit card, ubiquitous in American economic life for decades, lie a few gigantic financial institutions that wield almost…
Letters to the editor: Public services are the way to protect consumers and our planet
January 23, 2026 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: In 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom passed AB 1054 to rescue…