AB 886 must pass to save newspapers

Google was once the company with the motto “Don’t be evil.” Well, those days are gone. Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Silicon Valley company is a monopolist that uses its market advantage to stifle search-engine competition. In another case, the federal government and eight states, including California, allege Google has “corrupted legitimate competition” in the technology that drives online advertising. Local news organizations are victims of these monopolistic practices. Google not only curtails our ability to generate advertising dollars, but it also uses our news content to...