Ron Hart: Unless you’re a lobbyist, the Washin gton, D.C. gerontocracy is failing us all

Biden takes as many vacations as an 80-year-old in retirement with no job.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended the rescheduling of marijuana under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

A nasty battle between the Sacramento County district attorney and Sacramento’s mayor has caused statewide reverberations because it raises the question of the proper use of prosecutorial power.

He’s a rare Democrat who says, “I’m for more freedom and lower taxes.”

California’s actions against Dr. Sarah Erny put in stark relief the extent of its power to ruin lives by policing language even when no one is harmed or threatened with harm.

Regardless of good intentions or political pressures, the current ban is not making California residents healthier.

Prop. 13 is too important to Californian taxpayers to allow special interest to tear it apart so they can have more money.

The structural problem of homelessness can only be addressed by building new housing.

The chronic shortcomings of FI$Cal and other expensive IT programs aren’t politically sexy, so they don’t get the attention that culture conflicts and other headline-grabbing issues garner.

Communities of color, immigrants, and all working families deserve a chance at owning their own home, and the Legislature must take action to make those opportunities easier to deliver.