1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (308+ words) At the end of that tragic day on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren and other lawmakers informally gathered on the steps of the nation’s Capitol then someone in the group began singing, “God Bless America,” the San Jose congresswoman vividly recalled…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (773+ words) “We keep telling the legislature we need to move inward,” said Bol Sebalt, 43, who was born and raised on the low-lying beachfront. “But because of a shortage of funding we cannot.” The fate of Melekeok, a chiefdom of 300 people, is…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (617+ words) On Thursday, the final night of Republicans’ unusual midterm convention, Trump said he would speak for just a few minutes. Instead he held court for a half hour, repeating many of the points he made in a nearly two-hour speech…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (479+ words) Regarding the article about a couple earning $300k and “only” paying $1,800 a month rent, the framing question is, “Why are they allowed to stay?” This is absolutely the wrong question. The first correct question is, “Why aren’t there more affordable housing…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (772+ words) An economic impact report released by Alameda County last week on a proposed $30 minimum wage ballot measure claimed it would cost the county an estimated $33 million per year. How the study came to that conclusion is under debate. According to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1115+ words) Late last month, California’s legislators did the improbable: They stood up to the best-funded, most ruthless corporate lobbies in the state — the ones that spend millions on negative campaign ads when defied — and said, “No.” Assembly Bill 1776 was one among…...