California housing battles heating up
As long as California has been a state, the most basic function of local governments has been to decide where housing will or won't go.
Opinion
Cartoon: Scott Chambers
This week's Coast News cartoon.
Will California regulators kill rooftop solar?
If California’s often misguided utility regulators wanted to prove they are determined to favor privately owned electric companies over almost any other interest, they could
Commentary: Back to basics
I think we can all agree, I’m glad 2021 is in the rearview mirror. As we head into the new year, I don’t want to
Commentary: Another misstep by the California Public Utilities Commission
By David Rosenfeld Despite being created to regulate investor-owned utilities, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed a giveaway to utilities that would boost their
Should Californians have a formal right to shelter?
What’s novel about one mayor's proposal is that besides giving everyone the right to shelter, it also imposes an obligation on the homeless.
Cartoon: Scott Chambers
This week's Coast News cartoon.
Commentary: Does Carlsbad have a homeless problem?
When was your last: meal at a restaurant in the Village; stroll on the Rail Trail; walk on the boardwalk; shared bench with a homeless
Style & the better word
The rule is simple: For things that can be counted, use "number"; for those that can’t, use "amount."
Attorney general spurs on big 2022 housing battle
Rob Bonta, a former ultra-liberal assemblyman named attorney general, has assured that housing will vie to be the year’s No. 1 issue.
