Taking Down Kamala
Democrats are well aware of their long history of seizing defeat from the jaws of victory; you can ask President Dukakis, President Gore, President Kerry and of course President Hillary Clinton all about it. Now with Joe Biden on the cusp of what looks like an easy win, many Democrats are working full time to […]
Kamala Harris May Be The One!
Speculation about whom the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden will tap to join him on the ticket has reached fever pitch with the announcement expected in days. I’m going out on a limb but I predict it will be California’s junior Senator Kamala Harris. Her less well known but closest rival could be Pres. Barack […]
California Traffic Misses You
By CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC, as told to JOE MATHEWS Admit it. You miss me, don’t you? I know you’ve never liked me, and for that I’ve never blamed you. You Californians like to live your lives fast, and I’m all about slowing you down. So I try not to take it personally that you complain about […]
Sign Language Interpreters and Realtime Captioners Need a Professional Exemption in AB 2257
Although the Americans with Disabilities Act recently celebrated its 30th year, the Act’s promise to provide equal access to people with disabilities remains a work in progress. For Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities the fight for communication access is still a daily struggle in America’s verbose 24/7 culture. Now, due to a new law, […]
Extremist Proposals will not help California’s economy get back on its feet
It doesn’t take long reading this site to see how our society is absorbing three crises: COVID-19, the economic meltdown and the long-overdue move for racial equality. What those crises have wrought is job loss, overriding fear, educational disruption and in some cases, overblown rhetoric. We see that rhetoric surrounding radical environmental change and new […]
Tobacco Flavor Ban Threatens Convenience Stores’ Ability to Serve Their Communities
The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have been felt across all industries, but the retail industry is especially hurting. We at the American Petroleum and Convenience Store Association (APCA) know firsthand the impacts that is having because we hear of the struggles of our member stores daily. So, why is it that the California Legislature […]
Oppose the L.A. County Initiative To Defund Public Safety and Unlawfully Delegate Control over the Budget
The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 in support of a charter amendment for the November ballot that would defund public safety and require a minimum of 10% of the County’s unrestricted general funds —ROUGHLY $880 MILLION — to be spent on direct community investment and alternatives to incarceration. The proponents on the Board […]
Asian Americans join Latinos as targets of Trump
We take a hard look at how President Trump is stacking the deck against Asian Americans and Latinos. Asian Americans are damaged by his racist description of the coronavirus pandemic, giving bigots permission to assault them verbally and, in some cases, physically. With Latinos, it’s Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic, which is roaring through the […]
Sacrificing for the Environment—To a Point
The Public Policy Institute of California’s extensive environmental survey revealed that Californians are strong on environmental protections, but some answers make you wonder how far residents will go to back-up their pro-environment views. When asked if they would be willing to make major lifestyle changes to address global warming, respondents overwhelmingly agreed. More than seven […]