Tag: Editorial
The UC’s carbon neutrality goals reek of smog and empty promises
The University of California (UC) announced ambitious goals to achieve carbon neutrality benchmarks by 2030 with startling positivity and optimism. With air quality in...
Campus safety needs improvement, but private security is not the answer
Parents of UC Berkeley students recently launched a test run of private security patrols on campus-adjacent areas due to growing concern over students' safety....
California’s National Parks need more than preservation
A recent report by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) using data collected in 2021 identifies four California National parks with the most unhealthy...
Legacy admissions deny students a truly holistic process
The California legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1780, which would withhold CalGrant funding to universities that favor legacy applicants. Donor and alumni connections present...
The lifting of degree requirements for state jobs is so minimal...
The State of California is working to make state jobs more accessible by lifting some degree requirements. Many programs have also been trying to...
The California government’s obstructionist tendencies squash the freedom of the press
After the height of the pandemic, there have been an increasing number of hurdles to returning to normalcy. The California government communications staff is...
California learning loss suit acknowledges the inequities faced by Los Angeles...
Cayla J. v. California, a case brought in 2020, was recently decided. The case, brought by 14 low-income students of color from Oakland and...
School boards have to transcend politics even when nothing else does
The Temecula Valley Unified School District’s (TVUSD) board president, Josepth Komrosky, has become the target of a recall after a petition demanding his removal...
UC’s commitment to lifting bans on legally hiring undocumented students is...
After years of pressure to remove restrictions on the hiring of undocumented students, led by The Opportunity for All campaign, a group of students...
California’s criminalization of homelessness is a hateful policy the Supreme Court...
The unhoused are up next on the Supreme Court’s chopping block as they agreed to hear a decision made by the Ninth Circuit Court...