58+ min ago   (432+ words) According to California’s statewide housing plan, the state needs to build just over 300,000 new homes each year to catch up with demand. Yet it consistently falls short of this goal. During the past decade, California has struggled to stay above…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (519+ words) Move over, high-speed rail! California’s central transportation planners have a new idea for connecting the state’s major population centers of Los Angeles and San Francisco: high-speed buses! Here’s the Bay Area’s ABC7 News‘ report on Caltrans’ concept for having passengers ride…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (616+ words) Who shot 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in 2024? No one knows, because California’s insane criminal justice system has kept the suspect’s identity under wraps. The NFL season starts this week with Pearsall sidelined for the year due to knee surgery. Two…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (685+ words) San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, east section On Monday July 27, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will cut the ribbon on the Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor. As the opening awaits, motorists across the…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (446+ words) In 2017, Scout Sheys, a resident of Berkeley, California, attended a town council meeting regarding a proposed housing development for a two-story building next to her house. As she spoke, she hoisted a zucchini above her head and waved it for…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (167+ words) Students can earn a bachelor’s degree in three years without reducing academic standards. Sure, we should have three year bachelor’s degrees, but also we should have more rigorous expectations of our students, less ideology and more learning, more about truth…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) Every catastrophic wildfire cocktail requires the same dangerous mix: an ignition source, abundant fuel, and people or property in harm’s way. California has long had the perfect blend of these ingredients. Since the devastating Los Angeles wildfires of 2025, the state has…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (431+ words) If we want cheaper housing, build lots of new units and let them age. The moment a new car leaves the dealership, it begins losing value. A vehicle typically depreciates by 20% in year one and by about half its original…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (244+ words) People, even the most virtuous ones, drawn to public service, respond to incentives. Good governance recognizes that universal truth and deliberately constructs incentive systems designed to catch and punish wrongdoers. The mere establishment of well-designed incentive systems stops most FWA…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (563+ words) The University of California at Berkeley, the flagship UC campus, is “joining forces with Nancy Pelosi, the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to launch a new, nonpartisan institute dedicated to strengthening American democracy and advancing solutions…...