Diesel Truck Pollution: The Truth Is Lost in the Fumes
A review of California’s diesel truck clean-up rule, the health burden faced by drivers and communities, and arguments over delayed compliance.
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This archive page revisits debates over clean air, schools, organized labor, health access, taxation, coastal policy, executive compensation, and intercity rail.
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Common Core and a New Funding Formula
A survey-based snapshot of public views on academic standards, teacher preparation, district flexibility, and additional support for disadvantaged students.
When the Supreme Court Weighed Unions’ Future
This historical commentary examined how a major court case could alter labor organizations’ capacity to represent and organize workers.
Are Teacher Evaluations Education Reform’s Biggest Bust?
A critical look at evaluation systems that combine student surveys, performance metrics, employment consequences, and contested definitions of effective teaching.
The Toxic Denial Department
An examination of public messaging, cleanup liability, and efforts to minimize community concern around a heavily polluted industrial site.
A Test of Ocean Protection
A record of questions surrounding coastal stewardship, federal budget requests, and the responsibilities attached to California’s natural-resources leadership.
The Widening Divide in Executive Pay
An archive account of the gap between executive compensation and ordinary wages, and why the comparison became central to labor’s economic argument.
Where Tax Revenue Goes
A plain-language case for connecting taxes to the public services communities use, including schools, health care, infrastructure, parks, and public safety.
When Insurance Design Jeopardizes Medication Access
A review of specialty tiers, coinsurance, discrimination concerns, and the affordability barriers patients can face when seeking vital medicine.
Shared Challenges for High-Speed Rail
A comparison of major rail proposals and the political, financial, and institutional constraints that can shape long-term transportation projects.
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