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Apr 4th, 2018
For generations, Californians have led efforts to address economic and social inequality in America. In Congress and the courts, we've fought to close the gap between rich and...
Oct 15th, 2016
Since the Affordable Care Act came online, 20 million more Americans have access to healthcare, including a million more Californians. For healthcare providers like UC Irvine...
Sep 1st, 2016
This is the time of year when hundreds of bills find their way to the governor's desk. Behind each is a story: the real life experiences of individuals who would be impacted by...
May 9th, 2016
As a widening scandal involving misuse of public funds and other ethical breaches by its top brass grips the University of California, The Sacramento Bee’s editorial board...
Mar 8th, 2016
Even after the tripling of in-state tuition, substantial cuts to student services, employee pension reform, the infusion of Proposition 30 funds and a multiyear budget agreement...
Aug 24th, 2015
At the heart of America's recurring problems with poverty, income inequality and race lies a major shift in how our economy is structured. Since 2009, so called "temporary" jobs...
Aug 15th, 2015
There is a difference between acknowledging that a problem exists and solving the problem. Case in point is the University of California’s decision last month to enact a minimum...
Mar 5th, 2015
With state budget hearings upon us, where does the hostage crisis that began with UC regents threatening to hike student tuition by as much as 28 percent absent piles of...
Nov 4th, 2014
When we hear about exploited workers, we often think of people working in other countries for pennies a day, in sweatshop conditions. Closer to home, we often think of private...
