Renewal of CA cap and trade program fraught with issues
Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering statewide issues that affect all Californians. Sign…
Anjanette Young shows the city grace through compromise
In Illinois, as in our nation these days, compromise isn’t really a common thing. Given our infamous 793-day…
My son still doesn’t have a way to get to school in Chicago
It’s that time of year, when parents are buying backpacks, teachers are decorating classrooms and kids are heading…
Chicago lost a journalism pioneer
For 40 years he was the voice of the feisty Voice newspapers serving Chicago’s Far West Side neighborhoods…
Dallas’ LGBTQ-rights giant, George Harris, has died. We need his legacy more than ever
A great man passed away last week. Diminutive in size, yet a giant in our North Texas LGBTQ…
What’s in the Water? A Dallas rower’s case for clean lakes and safe swimming
If you fly in or out of Dallas Love Field, you’ll notice a little lake next to the…
Juvenile justice reforms drive a spike in criminal offenses – San Diego Union-Tribune
Juvenile crime in California is rising – and rising by a lot. Last year, the number of juveniles…
Dallas’ preseason duds highlight dramatic gap still between Cowboys and Eagles
ARLINGTON — On the only stop of his revenge tour, Cooper Rush didn’t exactly light up his old…
Dallas’ problem with public pools
Back in 2017, when I served as the president of the Dallas Park and Recreation Board, Dallas voters…
Redistricting is bad for southern Dallas
Under the new congressional district maps proposed by Texas House Republicans, I could get a new representative. The…