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Innate, Not Immoral

Tiffany Lo May 10, 2016

The facts are in about gay conversion therapy, it is now time for action “Similar to Pavlov’s experience with dogs, I was supposed to associate

Cracking Down On Gun Control In California

Ana Singh May 5, 2016

On January 1st, 2016, a new gun control statute regarding the seizure of firearms to allow for “law enforcement, or immediate family members to ask

The Right To Choose Your Poison: Is California’s Crackdown On Tobacco Harmful To Our Rights?

Divya Vijay April 25, 2016

On March 10, 2016, the California Senate approved of raising the legal age to smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products to 21 years old. Senate

It’s Fantasy: Too Good to Last?

Tiffany Lo April 22, 2016

The debate over legalizing or banning fantasy sports In 2012, DraftKings and Fanduel were part of an industry in its mere infancy. Today, their name

A Year Later, Back to Vaxing: California’s New Vaccination Laws

Old Writer April 16, 2016

Vaccinations have been at the heart of discussions on public health in California. Or rather, they have been injected into California schoolchildren and their caretakers,

Motor Voter: As California Goes, Will the Country?

Dosbal Aibyek January 16, 2016

The 2014 midterm election represented a new low for California politics. With a record-low 42% voter turnout, political involvement in California looked dim. The cynical

Sharing Is Not Always Caring: The Other Side Of The Sharing Economy

Dosbal Aibyek January 9, 2016

“Just Uber there. It’s faster and cheaper.” “I Airbnb-ed the place. It was pretty cheap.” Statements of this sort are becoming increasingly prevalent in the

Sex Ed: Just Words? The Details and Implications of the California Healthy Youth Act

Old Writer January 4, 2016

Source: New American Media On October 1, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 329 into law. With the passing of AB 329—the California Healthy

California Is Now a Leader in Right-to-Die Movement

Lauren Hadley December 24, 2015

If you were terminally ill and had the option to end your life, would you do it? This was one of the many questions Governor

Underground Construction: What the Underground Construction Industry Means for California

Old Writer December 7, 2015

In California, one in six construction workers has fallen into the underground economy. Source: Bloomberg/United States Department of Labor Imagine the underground. Dirt, rocks, dark

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