The honor of surpassing Japan in gross domestic product is tarnished by a jaded reception from the average Californian facing rising housing, health care and food costs.

This strike is no longer about fair wages or working conditions. It’s about pay demands that would force route cuts, fare increases and layoffs.

Today, artificial intelligence infrastructure is dominated by just three companies: Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

Prop 36 increases penalties for repeat offenders, and also provides an option for drug treatment instead of prison time for individuals caught with smaller amounts of illegal substances.

Despite advances in civil rights, the state’s prison system still uses inmates for labor under the pretense of rehabilitation.

The cost of Proposition 47 is just too high.

Behind in the polls, Congressional candidate Evan Low has adopted a novel, new strategy: disparaging seniors. In a July fundraising text, Low urged contributions to his campaign by highlighting his young age, but instead all he ended up highlighting was his deeply troubling perspective, or perhaps lack thereof, on seniors and our concerns. Low said “Congress represents the retired age group that is hardly affected by new policies compared to younger and working generations.” Seriously?

The challenge we face now is how to make sure our voices are still being heard.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said Americans must commit to settling disagreements through tools of democracy rather than violence.

Entropy in democracy is a beautiful thing! It is what every American would like to see. Unfortunately, that has not been the case with the Democratic party.

There’s a lot of misinformation floating around about homelessness in California. Data can dispel several common myths.

Mayor of Santa Cruz comments on the push to bolster housing production in California’s coastal communities.

Contending factions have waged political war over California taxes for nearly a half-century. It could reach a climax under a ballot measure this fall, but opponents are asking the state Supreme Court to remove it from the ballot.

Op-Ed: We must respect whatever findings that elections officials reach in the recount of ballots in the 16th Congressional District.

Ostensibly a manual to help future candidates to elective office understand what’s in store for them, it’s a bid to rehabilitate his reputation 18 years after his controversial mayorship ended.

Google’s chat bot equivocated on pedophilia, conservatives say, and ChatGPT gave husbands a pass on doing the dishes. Is AI ready to serve as our moral compass?