What happened to California's death penalty? There has not been an execution since 2006, when a fede... Read More
Thursday morning's "Building community trust" roundtable discussion in Oakland, California, with Att... Read More
I believe that parents should vaccinate their children. Because children are vulnerable, the media h... Read More
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My wife, Gena, and I discovered this past week that in her small mountain hometown in Plumas County,... Read More
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The U.S. Census Bureau announced last week that New York slipped to fourth place in population among... Read More
I have a theory as to why Americans don't worry all that much about global warming: High-profile pur... Read More
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The Republican takeover of the Senate majority really shouldn't matter much to progressives. Even wh... Read More
"Brittany Maynard died with dignity from brain cancer," read the headline of a press release issued ... Read More
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I know Republicans who voted for Jerry Brown in 2010. They thought he'd be like Richard Nixon going ... Read More
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Practically everyone expects California Attorney General Kamala Harris to win re-election handily in... Read More
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