2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (262+ words) My Republican friends haven’t tired of this carnival-barker act and tell me not to take him literally. However, sometimes the president details his policy views that seem too serious to ignore. For instance, he recently detailed his thinking on trade,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (829+ words) To boost Orange County’s housing supply, environmental protection laws that have been “used as cudgels” need to be streamlined, and the federal government needs to reinvest in affordable housing, Rep. Dave Min recently told nonprofit leaders and college students. Ultimately,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1275+ words) Roughly 650,000 Californians each year choose to become ex-Californians. Now, we can forever debate the reasons behind the long-running pattern of exits to elsewhere in America or the statistical significance of those departures. But today, as a public service, let’s simply…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (610+ words) A steady flow of federal funding is crucial for advancing research into Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, UC Irvine research leaders told U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla during a roundtable discussion on campus Tuesday afternoon. “A cut isn’t just…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (719+ words) The U.S. labor market is very resilient despite self-inflicted headwinds in the form of persistently high oil prices and silly tariffs. The latest reading from the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that unemployment remains at 4.1 percent. If we dive into state-specific…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (407+ words) On September 9, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a stark warning about China’s accelerating lead in artificial intelligence: “There is no day after tomorrow if China wins at this… then nothing else would matter.” His alarm focused on America’s struggle to…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (438+ words) Political leaders on both sides of California’s political spectrum have for years argued the “landmark” California Environmental Quality Act has become a well-intentioned mess that delays and halts necessary projects. Each year, lawmakers carve out narrow CEQA exemptions to jumpstart…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1089+ words) For those who question reports showing that Southern California landlords are in price-cut mode, let me offer a slightly different – and newer – snapshot of what’s up with local rents. My trusty spreadsheet had a harder time identifying rent declines when…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (466+ words) We’re hearing a lot about fraud in federal programs lately. The new Ground Zero for fraud is in California, where a perfect storm of bad government has formed in the last few years. The worst cases involve Medicare and Medicaid....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1116+ words) By Christine Mai-Duc | KFF Health By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and expand the Affordable Care Act. It’s an achievement…...