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California’s leaders have repeatedly promised to tackle homelessness. But they don’t consistently make it a high priority for using state funds, researchers found.
As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
Democrats are pushing back against Trump by testing out some new tactics.
Gavin Newsom has energised fellow Democrats with his ‘fight fire with fire’ approach to the president – if he wins, he may be a strong candidate for the White House.
More than one year after the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling, a geographer who researches homelessness finds that the ruling is leading to more places criminalizing homelessness.
The attempt by Texas Republicans to gerrymander more GOP legislative districts could backfire and deliver the party dummymandered districts. A political scientist explains the stakes.
The Trump v California governor battle is likely to cement or undermine long-term public support for one of them. It’s not yet clear which.
American troops may be used inside the country, but it is an extraordinary exercise of authority to deploy them domestically, says an expert on the domestic role of the military.
Presidents have used the national guard before, but only to protect civil rights, not to deny the right to protest.
As President Trump sends National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a military historian explains why crowd control is one of the Guard’s most challenging and dangerous missions.
Jim Chalmers, Andrew Leigh and Gavin Newsom are among the high-ranking politicians reading and sharing Abundance – a book that urges the left to reset its priorities.
Mike Davis traces natural disaster and climate change in Los Angeles over centuries, painting a vivid picture of a city on the perpetual brink of catastrophe.
The move has raised doubts about whether California is ready to lead on AI safety.
US president Joe Biden is under pressure to drop his vice president from the ticket in 2024, but a couple of things are holding him back.
Joe Biden’s poor debate performance has prompted widespread speculation that the Democrats will seek another nominee for November’s eleciton.
Biden remains the default candidate for the Democrat nomination for the 2024 election, but he is ageing and many believe the party would benefit from a younger candidate.
The followers of QAnon gained national notoriety for their support of former President Donald Trump. But QAnon members are influencing the GOP at the state and local levels, too.
California’s proposition to halt the sale of gasoline-powered engines may be extreme. But could it work?
The impacts of coronavirus on cities are extraordinarily difficult. Yet around the world, cities are responding rapidly and decisively to the crisis and its implications for urban life.
A law professor from the University of California, Hastings considers why a moratorium in California could be influential.



















