by Michael Bustamante | Jan 7, 2022
With 2021 thankfully in the rear-view mirror, the collective hope is that the new year will bring about much needed positive change, particularly for California’s Latino community. The data clearly underscore how significantly coronavirus wreaked havoc on the Latino...
by Marc Joffe | Jan 4, 2022
California’s population is declining according to estimates from the state’s Department of Finance and the US Census Bureau. During the 2010s, population growth had slowed to a trickle, and now the pandemic has tipped our growth rate into negative...
by The Office of Senator Scott Wiener | Dec 15, 2021
By Jocelyn Leon As an intern for Senator Scott Wiener, I’ve worked with our office on many issues, from the COVID-19 pandemic, to criminal justice reform, to housing affordability. I sat down with Senator Wiener to interview him about his legislative work and agenda....
by Sahil Nandwani | Oct 30, 2021
California small businesses are just now beginning to get back on their feet following the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, Sacramento’s continued hostility towards the private sector is preventing the state from achieving a full economic...
by Frank Xu | Oct 13, 2021
Last week, California became the first state in the nation to require “ethnic studies” as a graduation requirement for high school students, starting with the class of 2030. Much of the controversy surrounding the rolling-out of ethnic studies regards...
by Matt Rexroad | Sep 10, 2021
I’ll never forget the moment back in 2003 when I heard about the pending recall of then California governor Gray Davis. I had just gotten my cell phone back after getting off an airplane at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County. After spending six months with the...