F&H Daily’s Fifth Annual Black Bart Award Week
For the past four years frequent contributors to this page Joe Mathews, John Wildermuth and I have nominated candidates for Californian of the Year in the world of politics. We name the final selection the winner of the Black Bart Award. There are no specific criteria to follow in making the selection. Each author will […]
Chuck Reed Takes Pension Reform to Public
In politics, if you’re not making someone mad, you’re not doing your job. When a person is elected, we expect him or her to decide what the important problems are and then work to fix them, regardless of whose toes get stepped on. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s plan for a 2014 initiative to reform […]
5 California Holiday Things Worth Celebrating
I make a lot of lists at the holidays–there’s always much to do. This year, I wondered what California holiday things are worth celebrating. Here’s my top 5. What’s yours? 5. Alta Dena Certified Dairy egg nog. The old-fashioned kind, not the fru-fru new flavors like pumpkin. Hard to find (I’ve had to go to […]
Traffic Fix? Nothing Is Easier
What’s the best thing we can do to relieve L.A.’s traffic? I’m starting to think that the answer to that question is to do nothing. Yes, nothing at all. Kick back. Chill out. Wait. The reason: driverless cars are coming. Oh, sure, they’re a few years off at least, but when they do arrive, and […]