At noon on Sunday mornings the church I attend in downtown Oakland distributes about 100 bags of food. Those who line up to receive these bags are usually elderly residents and a few homeless men who live in the neighborhood. Last Sunday as I looked at the line forming, it...

On Wednesday, President Obama signed an executive order creating the first-ever White House Council on Women and Girls. The Council will be charged with creating among all federal agencies a coordinated approach to the challenges faced by women and girls. In its first year, the Council will focus on women's...

We have mixed feelings after this historic election. We're elated at the record voter turnout that broke down such a monumental racial barrier in electing Barack Obama for President. His bottom-up campaign strategy mobilized tens of thousands who dedicated hours, days, and even weeks and months to the campaign and...

California's Prop 4, a constitutional amendment that would require doctors to notify parents 48 hours before terminating the pregnancy of a woman under 18, is a serious threat to teen safety and an erosion of California's strong protections for reproductive rights.

Parental notification initiatives have been rejected by voters...

California's Proposition 8 consists of a single sentence: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

We disagree.

Everyone should have the choice to marry the person they love. It's a personal and fundamental freedom guaranteed by the California constitution. But this November, Californians...