Jimmy Panetta: “When we don't live up to that responsibility, when we don't lead, that vacuum is filled.”

In the past few weeks and in the past few years, communities all across America have witnessed the devastation, destruction, and death from wildfires. Much of this calamity and crisis is due to the many communities being in high-risk…

today I honor the life and the legacy of Mike Rotkin. Mike was a tireless public servant, a principled activist, and a beloved educator in Santa Cruz. As a professor at UCSC, he inspired generations of students to give back to their…

However, when protests turn violent, demonstrators break the law, and our debates devolve into hate speech, actions need to be taken.

for the past year we have been talking about the damage done by not extending tax credits for the Affordable Care Act. Now this year, no longer is it theory. It is fact. It is no longer talk. It is pain. The fact is 20 million people are…