When I founded the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic in 1967, psychedelics were all the rage.
Research at Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere had uncovered that these substances had mind-altering qualities. At
With the U.S. government on the brink of a shutdown, many are emphasizing the costs that will be incurred in delayed paychecks, stifled operations and even national security. But
For 26 years, a legislative bill labeled by the California Chamber of Commerce as a “job killer” very likely faced a death sentence.
The chamber, the state’s most influential
New Census data recently confirmed what many advocates saw coming: We squandered one of the greatest achievements in poverty fighting policy this nation has ever known.
In one year, we
In some ways, the most interesting — and perhaps most significant — event of the 2023 legislative session’s closing days was a compromise agreement on state oversight of the fast food
After more than three decades of sustained job losses in the manufacturing sector, Californians are starting to build stuff again. Manufacturing jobs have not only rebounded, but actually surpassed pre-pandemic
Congratulations California, you’ve done it again — retained your title of having the highest level of poverty of any state.
The Census Bureau released new economic data Tuesday, including both
