The California 7

The political question facing the seven California congressional Republicans who are holding vulnerable seats is why did they jump aboard the American Health Care Act when up to the last day a number of them were undecided or leaning against the bill? First, let’s please agree that reaction of both Democrats and Republicans to the […]
The Verdict Is In—California’s Dickensian Courts Are Failing Us
Dig deep enough into any of California’s biggest problems, and you’ll eventually hit upon a common villain: our court system. California’s housing shortage, its poverty, its poor business climate, and its failing infrastructure all are explained in no small part by the failure of our underfunded, delay-prone courts to provide anything resembling timely justice. But […]
Driving Alone Hits High, Transit Hits Low In “Post-Car” City Of Los Angeles
According to The New York Times, the car used to be “king” in the city (municipality) of Los Angeles. “’A Different Los Angeles’, The City Moves to Alter its Sprawling Image,” was another story that seeks to portray the nation’s second largest municipality as having fundamentally changed. Following this now popular meme, a Slate story in 2016 referred […]