27 July 2024

• Opinion: Southern Californians shaped the nation's biggest political problems. We can solve them too

  Pocketbook issues of this year's presidential election date back to the rush to own homes along the coast and the rise of Pacific shipping through San Pedro Bay.

• Silicon Valley billionaires put plans for new California city on hold

  The investors proposing a new city in rural Solano County will pull their measure off the ballot for at least two years while they fund a full environmental review.

• Carmel-by-the-Sea, a town with no addresses, says the time has come to add house numbers

  For more than 100 years, Carmel-by-the-Sea has had no street addresses because residents preferred the quirkiness of naming their homes. The City Council recently voted to add house numbers, saying not having them has become too dangerous.

• Opinion: Despite noble intentions, California's environmental law is hurting Latinos

  CEQA has been abused for decades to block affordable housing and drive up costs, taking the greatest toll on young residents and Latino households.