Paying The Price For The Healthcare Fiasco

The next question in the fight over healthcare is what price will Republicans pay at the polls for this fiasco.  Some folks think angry conservatives will punish the moderates who refused to repeal Obamacare, but the more likely political consequence is defeat for those vulnerable Republicans who voted for this unpopular bill in the House.  Chief among […]

As California goes, so go driverless vehicles

Self-driving cars are the future. But exactly what that future will look like is still to be determined. What is more certain is that California will play an outsize role in shaping our transportation future. Our state is at the epicenter of automated driving technology development. It is also a pioneer in tackling climate change at the gas pump, through our Low […]

Dave Cogdill, R.I.P.

Dave Cogdill was a respected leader and a man of great integrity.  He cared deeply about his community, those he worked with and his loving family. Honorable, principled and virtuous, Dave always strongly believed in doing what was right and best for all – even if it meant putting people before politics.  All of us […]

Why the Greens Lost, and Trump Won

When President Trump pulled out of the Paris climate accords, embraced coal, and stacked his administration from people from fossil-fuel producing states, the environmental movement reacted with near-apocalyptic fear and fury. They would have been better off beginning to understand precisely why the country has become so indifferent to their cause, as evidenced by the victory not only of […]