Developers have stopped building starter homes in California over fears of lawsuits for fixable construction defects. The Legislature has the solution before it.
Gloria Molina became the first Latina on L.A. County's Board of Supervisors after a court battle over creating a majority-Latino district. The Supreme Court's Callais decision could undo such local progress.
The administration's push to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison is a ruinously expensive, symbolic venture in a country brimming with over-the-top 'supermax' facilities.
Unions are still a powerful force for reelecting Karen Bass. But their support could split among the candidates, and groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America are entering the fray.
The Democratic establishment is rushing to offer support for women who say they were sexually assaulted by the late civil rights figure. But justice demands more than strongly worded statements.
The Supreme Court upended the political landscape in 2010 with a decision that allowed corporations to spend unlimited cash to influence elections. One state lawmaker has a plan to set things right.
These two California political heavyweights are both interested in occupying the Oval Office, putting them on a collision course for the first time in their long, parallel careers.
