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In politicizing the death of Ruby Garcia, the Republican former president is stoking fear for votes — and ignoring the many women killed in a crisis of violent men.
Trump announced he would not pursue a federal abortion ban if elected. Please tell me you’re not buying that garbage.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on executions in 2019 and ordered death row to be dismantled. More than 100 condemned prisoners have already been moved. By the end of summer, death row will be no more.
After a trip to Alabama that helped him see the connection between slavery and the death penalty, Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen is working to call back the death sentences of 14 men convicted from his county.
The Supreme Court appears unlikely to create further abortion restrictions in its upcoming ruling about the safety of mifepristone. But another threat to abortion access — from a Trump White House — is far more likely to succeed.
California is poised to lose female representation in the U.S. Senate. Thankfully, there are plenty of politically powerful women in the Statehouse.
Dante described the vestibule of hell as populated with those who couldn’t choose a side in life. I call that election 2024.
Can we really trace the problems of Black homelessness and poverty back to slavery? A UC San Francisco study says yes, and it’s time we listen.
A poll indicated many Americans believe California is on the decline and some say it’s not even “American.” Columnists Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria explain why it’s still the Golden State.
The far right has used the issue of protecting children to further hateful policy. This California Assembly candidate shows what saving children really means
