An Open Letter Offering Scholarship to Cal Student Isabella Chow
Dear Ms. Chow, It was only a few days ago that a good friend sent me a link to a San Francisco Chronicle piece describing
Pete Peterson
January 24, 2019
California: Where Bernienomics Goes to Die
The presence of Bernie Sanders in television commercials this fall in support of a California ballot initiative on drug pricing demonstrates the ongoing appeal the
Pete Peterson
December 1, 2016
Two Books and the End of the CA GOP
Sometimes the impact of a book is not just what’s in the book, but when you read it. Such was my experience reading Jim Lacy’s
Pete Peterson
January 13, 2016
DMV: Department of Motor…Voting?
The recent news out of Pennsylvania that 289 Adarians are registered to vote has the state’s elections officials red-faced. Unless you’re a sci-fi fan, you can be
Pete Peterson
September 24, 2015
An Outsider’s Guide to Running—and Losing—a California Election
Though Ted White’s classic, The Making of the President, is far better known, the best book I’ve read about what it’s like to run for political
Pete Peterson
June 12, 2015
A Party for Citizens and Customers
A recent rainy morning in San Carlos, I’m back to doing something I love: training public sector officials (on this day, 25 of them) in
Pete Peterson
February 3, 2015
A Republican in Santa Monica: Is Top Two an Antidote to “Rational Ignorance”?
My good friend, Joe Mathews, has thrown a couple gauntlets at my feet (here and here) regarding my support of the Top Two. In one
Pete Peterson
October 2, 2014
SB 1253 and Our Next Secretary of State
While responses to SB 1253 (“Ballot Initiative Transparency Act”) range from the disappointed to the ecstatic and everywhere in the middle, what can’t be disputed
Pete Peterson
July 3, 2014
“For the Privilege of Doing Business in California…”
It’s one of those phrases that sticks in your head because it uniquely and simply describes a concept whose time has come. A friend who
Pete Peterson
June 5, 2014