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I overcame homelessness and 30 years of addiction. Now I help others make the journey
Tommie Trevino knows how to make a comeback. He says treating mental health and emotional harm are keys to recovery for addicts.
California air quality regulators are doing the bare minimum to curb landfill pollution
California regulators haven't updated landfill pollution standards since 2010, and appear to be only doing the minimum in the latest effort to revisit them, argues an L.A. County activist impacted by the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
Newsom’s South Carolina visit should remove any doubts about his political goals
South Carolina could host the first presidential primary again in 2028. Democratic politicians who see themselves as potential candidates are finding reasons to visit. Gavin Newsom went there this week.
Why California’s attorney general must continue the investigation into OpenAI
While disputes over governance structures and the legalities of nonprofit ownership may seem tedious and disconnected from the lives of everyday people, OpenAI’s future has huge implications for the well-being of society.
Californians should give their government more credit. Many states simply ignore their problems
An Arkansas native who relocated to California worries many citizens are internalizing the culture war disdain for the Golden State, and willing to tear down what makes California exceptional.
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My only ‘inheritance’ is education: Why first-generation college students strive
For many Latino students, college seems like a foreign country. Many work jobs, are food insecure and yet aim to graduate. Don't count us out; we are the future.
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Los Angeles needs civic leaders right now. All it has are political ones
While Los Angeles is not facing a crisis of political leadership, it does confront a dearth of civic leadership.
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Maternity ward closures in California result in much more than strained health care
As labor and delivery units close in California, a hole is being created in many communities. Even more tragic is that pregnant patients in both rural and urban areas will have a much harder time having a safe birth.
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California’s inmate firefighters deserve decent pay and a chance at a heroic career
California has used incarcerated firefighters since 1915 to battle wildfires. But we don't pay them, protect them or treat them like heroes. Lawmakers could change that.
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The Trump regime targets California’s sanctuary status at the expense of the American creed
The federal government's actions and comments show they respect no sanctuary, no refuge, no protection in the very things they purport to be guarding: the law, the Constitution, the American people, and their safety, values and sovereignty.
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California is finally adopting phonics, fulfilling a grandmother’s dream
Four decades after education reformer Marian Joseph pushed phonics in schools to change the way young readers learn, California lawmakers are embracing it.
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What California still doesn’t understand about men’s mental health
Youth and young adults in California make up just 21% of the population but account for 57% of emergency room visits due to self-harm. It'll take more than awareness months to make a real difference.
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New California budget papers over $20 billion deficit, ignores day of reckoning
Gov. Gavin Newsom is counting $7 billion drawn from a reserve account as revenue, making California's $20 billion budget deficit seem smaller.
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‘I’ve noticed changes in all of us’: The LA fires put what really matters most into focus
A former Palisades high schooler reflects on a tumultuous year and the way many teens have gained a whole new perspective, rethinking what's important.