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Why California should avoid revenge politics and stay out of the redistricting wars

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California was a model for transparency. Now the Capitol operates in the dark

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Newsom’s congressional redistricting drive in California faces political and legal hurdles

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Ramping up RV enforcement only makes it harder to house California’s homeless

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I overcame homelessness and 30 years of addiction. Now I help others make the journey

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Los Angeles needs civic leaders right now. All it has are political ones

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Maternity ward closures in California result in much more than strained health care

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The Trump regime targets California’s sanctuary status at the expense of the American creed

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California is finally adopting phonics, fulfilling a grandmother’s dream

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What California still doesn’t understand about men’s mental health

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