Opinion

Editorial: Business as usual backed on charter

Published: 12:00 am

You'd think that a city that's grown from 66,000 in 1920 to nearly 500,000 today might want to reconsider its nearly 90-year-old city manager form of government.

Editorial: New life, and lesson, for Elk Grove parks

Published: 12:00 am

A recent example in the city of Elk Grove illustrates California's tax dilemma. Elk Grove residents, like residents across the state, have faced cuts in their neighborhood parks. In June, 6,000 residents in the older, central area of the city and northern newer neighborhoods received ballots to raise a $79 annual fee to maintain parks. They roundly rejected it.

Letters to the Editor

Published: 12:00 am

Greener televisions, Curtis Park development, Coast Guard

My View: Fund gap cripples state's universities

By Patricia Gándara and Gary Orfield - Published: 12:00 am

The recently issued rankings of the world's universities by the Times of London Higher Education supplement ranks five University of California campuses as among the 100 best universities in the world. No other state has more than one university in this highly influential international ranking, while 42 states – and many countries – have none.

David Brooks: Shift in independents' opinions is rocking the Democrats' boat

By David Brooks - Published: 12:00 am

Liberals and conservatives each have their own intellectual food chains. They have their own think tanks to provide arguments, politicians and pundits to amplify them, and news media outlets to deliver streams of prejudice-affirming stories.

Paul Krugman: Support for Obama leaks through cracks in economic policy

By Paul Krugman - Published: 12:00 am

Remember those Republican boasts that they would turn health care into President Barack Obama's Waterloo? Well, exit polls suggest that to the extent that health care was an issue in Tuesday's elections, it worked in Democrats' favor. But while health care won't be Obama's Waterloo, economic policy is starting to look like his Anzio.

Editorial: A step forward on homelessness

Published: Friday, November 6 2009 - 12:00 am

For those who think there is no hope for the homeless, that government programs and private charities can't make fundamental change in homeless people's lives, Rebecca Hahn, Wesley Colter, and Sheffine Houghton offer proof that they can and do.

Editorial: Placerville growth not limited to thrift shops

Published: Friday, November 6 2009 - 12:00 am

It's easy to dismiss Placerville's decision to slap a 45-day moratorium on opening or relocating thrift stores as just another sign of the harsh economic times.

Capital Public Radio Commentaries

Mayor needs to collaborate with neighbors

If Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson wants to get things done, he needs to talk to his neighbors.
Posted: Friday, November 6, 2009

Rex Babin Cartoons

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The Conversation

The Conversation: Cut health costs? Here's a prescription

By Micah Weinberg - Published: Saturday, October 31 2009 - 11:00 pm

There is widespread agreement that if federal health care reform passes, making it work will depend in great part on getting a handle on spiraling medical costs that already consume nearly one of every five dollars spent in the United States.

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Daniel Weintraub

In leaving, it's more like creating a spin-off

After nine years at The Bee, this is my final column as a regular feature on this page. But while I will be leaving the paper's payroll, I hope to be a frequent contributor to the ongoing discussion here about politics and public policy in this troubled state.

Melanie Sill

A stormy day, a live blog and big potential

When a major storm roared through our region Oct. 13, hundreds of people traded questions and answers live on sacbee.com.

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Stuart Leavenworth: Boy, do you have opinions about opinions

When we launched our reader survey of syndicated columnists two weeks ago, I assumed we'd get a deluge of responses.

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