California has seen a recent nine percent drop in unsheltered homelessness. This statistic may not seem exceptionally significant, but it is nonetheless a massive accomplishment for the state with the highest population of unsheltered homeless individuals in the country. Yet, for the first time in fifteen years, the homeless population has significantly dropped in the […]
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In an Era of Wildfire, California Faces a New Crisis at Home
The conversations taking place at my family’s dinner table have undergone a rapid divergence from daily recaps to discussion of an issue that has become inescapable in California. My family lives in Santa Barbara, so we are no strangers to fire. We were evacuated for two consecutive months during the Thomas Fire in 2018, and […]
When They go Low, We Go… Also Low
When the majority of Californians get together to attack democratic safeguards in the name of preserving a balance, we aren’t really getting a compromise. Instead, it’s a loud, blatant signal that the system is eating itself. Proposition 50’s passage signifies that political polarization has gotten to the point that people on both sides of the […]
Trump’s Message to California, the Nation
MacArthur Park is a civic treasure of Los Angeles. It stands as a testament to the diversity and resilience of the city and the people that inhabit it. On July 7, these values were challenged. Federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents descended upon the park in trucks and horseback, marching down Wilshire Boulevard […]
What Newsom Doesn’t Get, Mamdani Does
Zohran Mamdani’s recent primary win in New York wasn’t just a triumph of social media savvy and grassroots organizing. It marked something rarer: a progressive campaign built on substantive policy, not on reactive posturing against Republicans. In doing so, Mamdani has charted a path the Left has long struggled to find. Available for purchase at […]
California Calls Foul Play on the NCAA with SB 206
It started with money, as it so often does in a world of college athletics. For decades, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) raked in billions from television contracts, sponsorships, and merchandise built on the backs of student-athletes, who were banned from profiting from their own names, images, and likenesses (NIL). In 2019, California lawmakers […]
The Supreme Court has Empowered Cities to Crack Down on Homeless Camps
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson In June of 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its most important decision concerning homelessness in decades. In City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Court decided that a prohibition on public camping does not violate the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment. The case concerned […]
Take a Trip With Me: LSD, MDMA, Psilocybin
Heroin, LSD, Marijuana, MDMA: what do they have in common? Chemically, not much. But Richard Nixon’s 1970 Controlled Substances Act designated all of them “as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse,” otherwise known as Schedule I substances. Americans have since accepted the various medical uses of marijuana, yet […]
A Stain on California’s Progressivism
In a country plagued by a hurricane of partisan politics, California is often seen as the United States’ leader on progressive policy and action, the calm amidst the storm. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has held office since 2019, is often hailed as the masthead of this movement. His stances on climate change, gun control, […]
What to Make of the Rise in Catalytic Converter Theft in California
In September of last year, my car’s catalytic converter was stolen. As a college student with minimal experience with cars, I was only made aware by my neighbor, who informed me that the “horrible, growling noise” coming from beneath my car was a telltale sign that the catalytic converter was no longer there. The next step, […]