Fatima T. Malik was a 2020 candidate for the SMUD Board of Directors, Ward 5 (northwest Sacramento County). Roger Freeman is board chair...

Steve Woolpert is professor of politics at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California. Is California too big to govern? In our state’s...

Jack Dean is President of District Labor Council 792 within SEIU Local 1000. He lives in Susanville, Calif., and is a member of the...

Carolina Mendez is a member of Chispa, a grassroots political organization for young Latinxs in Orange County. She is also a recent...

California State Controllers are limited to two consecutive terms in office, and several candidates have already declared their intention...

In the 1980s, Joyce “Sunny” Mojonnier represented San Diego in the state Assembly becoming just the 30th women elected to the California...

Anthony R. Carrasco was a founding member of the City of Berkeley’s Homeless Services Panel of Experts, served as the External Affairs...

As a Californian who has experienced crushing heat waves, public safety power shut-offs, and wildfire evacuations, I am hopeful that...

At one time, I was a young single mom in Sacramento. My oldest son Nate and I lived in low-income housing. We used food stamps and...

This month, California lost its decades-long lead at the environmental forefront. In the race to eliminate one of the largest sources of...

COVID-19 put a spotlight on a troubling reality: Black and Brown Californians work disproportionately as frontline essential workers in...

Editor’s note: Between now and April 21, more than 3,000 delegates to the California Democratic Party will have the chance to vote by...

Editor’s note: Between now and April 21, more than 3,000 delegates to the California Democratic Party will have the chance to vote by...

When I left home at the age of 16, I remember thinking that I would be back at some point – I was wrong. I found myself bouncing around...

Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a...

Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a...

More than 6 million people in California live in urbanized unincorporated areas, without an elected mayor or city councils to focus on...

Vocational education offerings must be expanded to meet needs in Sacramento County and El Dorado counties.