Legislating a way to make state spending more responsible is a nice idea, and if that was all Proposition 76 did, it might be a more attractive proposal. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a supporter and one of the initiators of Proposition 75, which would weaken the political voice of some of the governor’s largest dissenters ““ unions made up of public employees ““ including firefighters, nurses and public school teachers. Read more...

Two days after the unveiling of President Bush’s federal proposal to prepare the country for a potential pandemic of avian flu, California’s Assembly of Health Committee brought together a panel of experts and state public health officials at UCLA to discuss how ready the state is for a possible outbreak. Read more...

California’s K-12 public education system is consistently one of the lowest-ranked in the country, but it is unreasonable to place the blame solely on teachers. Proponents of Proposition 74 claim that by increasing the time new teachers are required to remain on probation from two to five years and by making it easier to fire teachers who receive negative evaluations, the measure “protects and rewards good teachers.” They also say schools need more money, not poorly performing teachers. Read more...

Proposition 73 is asking voters to amend the state constitution so that parents of minors would have to be notified before an abortion is performed. But the proposition fails to recognize that family communication cannot and should not be legislated. Read more...

While debate swirls among liberal groups over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito’s avowedly conservative views on such controversial issues as abortion rights, considerably less attention has been paid to his prior rulings on issues relevant to universities and university students. Read more...

After an $18 million renovation and many unexpected delays, Glorya Kaufman Hall opened its doors to the public this quarter, offering new classroom space, performance venues and lounges to students and faculty on campus. Read more...