Rick Barker | On Political Campaigns
December 30, 2022 3:11 am
In re: Steve Lunetta, “Campaign Ad Awards,” Parts 1 and 2 (Nov. 24 and Dec. 15): I’m sure that Mr. Lunetta knows this as he is very well educated in
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Cameron Smyth | Make Your New Year’s Resolution a Green One!
December 29, 2022 6:12 am
As we say goodbye to 2022, you might have already considered resolutions for the New Year. The New Year reminds us to not just reflect on the accomplishments of the
Rob Kerchner | Virtue Signaling Now Reigns
December 29, 2022 1:20 am
It’s fascinating how leftist secularism has substituted virtue signaling for godly virtue. Indeed, there is as much thirst for modern genuflections and catechisms as there ever was for medieval ones.
Arthur Saginian | Just a Case of Chimp DNA
December 29, 2022 1:19 am
In his column (Nov. 20), Pastor David Hegg once again threw out the bait, and I simply could not resist biting. Call it a weakness. He opened with his now
Here’s what you need to know about California’s new pay transparency law
December 28, 2022 3:07 am
By Grace Gedye CalMatters Economy Writer In less than a week, job seekers in California will finally know how much a job pays when they apply for it — if companies
$24 billion projected budget deficit may test California’s resolve to grow safety net amid recession
December 28, 2022 2:11 am
By Alejandro Lazo and Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writers California faces a projected deficit next year even if the U.S. avoids a recession. Despite the expected shortfall, policymakers say they’ll maintain spending
Ronald Perry | Reparations and the Taxpayer
December 28, 2022 1:10 am
Efforts in California to advance Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Reparations Task Force continued this month with one activist calling for $350,000 to be given to every eligible Black person in
The Savvy Senior | How to Reduce Your Medical Bills
December 28, 2022 12:19 am
Dear Savvy Senior, What tips do you recommend to Medicare beneficiaries dealing with hefty medical bills? My husband recently had open heart surgery and is recovering slowly, but the medical
Buried treasure: California politicians stash $35 million in leftover campaign cash
December 27, 2022 10:52 am
By Alexei Koseff and Ben Christopher CalMatters Politics Writers It has been nearly eight years since Bill Lockyer held elected office in California. For more than four decades, he climbed the
The supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using them
December 27, 2022 9:33 am
By Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Health Writer As California gears up for a winter of respiratory illnesses, health officials and providers often reference one encouraging factor — the greater availability
Joshua Heath | How Democrats Can Reclaim God
December 27, 2022 2:22 am
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche correctly described our 2,000-year Christian era as a time of “anti-nature,” in which humanity tamed the normal savageness of reality by emphasizing an ethic of
Lois Eisenberg | Jan. 6 Committee Sent Lois a Gift
December 27, 2022 1:33 am
Job well done by the Jan. 6 committee, who laid out a “Road Map to Justice” in proving what a criminal Donald Trump really is. The Jan. 6 committee showed
Thomas Oatway | Another Virus Spreading?
December 27, 2022 1:30 am
This is getting to be a bad habit. Again I feel compelled to remind folks that their irresponsibility on vaccinations is costing lives, and filling up emergency rooms and hospitals.
Bob Comer | Not a Great Trade
December 27, 2022 1:29 am
Why? We had the smartest guy in the room running the country, booted him and replaced him with the dumbest. How do I figure? With Donald Trump we defeated ISIS,
David Hegg | In a Field, Outside Bethlehem
December 25, 2022 4:31 am
This last September I traveled to Israel, leading a group of 50 who wanted to walk the land and learn the history of the most fought-over real estate in the
Pandemic catch-up: What will it take for left-behind students to learn to read?
December 25, 2022 1:27 am
By Joe Hong CalMatters Education Writer Roxanne Grago’s fifth-grade students at Lake Marie Elementary in Whittier should be able to read a short story, analyze it, and support their analyses with
SNAP Sports: Providing opportunities on the ice and on the field
December 24, 2022 8:31 am
By Jack Titter For The Signal As the sun begins to set behind the hills overlooking the grass field, the air is filled with that familiar and comfortable fall chill. The
Paul Butler | The Gift Exchange
December 24, 2022 6:07 am
Regardless of your religious beliefs, most people will be participating in a gift exchange tomorrow on Christmas Day. The gift was purchased, and so the giver had to give something up
Scott Wilk | 4th Largest Economy, 3rd-World Problems
December 24, 2022 1:42 am
“The California Dream is alive and well,” according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. His go-to evidence of this claim is the state’s gross domestic product, which Bloomberg reported in October was
Robert Lamoureux | Condo association lags on maintenance
December 24, 2022 1:01 am
Question: Hi, I live in a condo that I’m confident is not being cared for properly and I need some information, please, on what to ask for with regard to