Sanctuary and Consistency
Gov. Jerry Brown says he wants changes to the sanctuary state law working its way through the legislature. While conjecture is that he wants to make sure that criminal immigrants don’t get protection under the law, there may also be a sense of gaining consistency in the state’s viewpoint of the on-going rhetorical battle with […]
Congress Takes an Important Step to Prevent Future Droughts
Thanks to a stormy winter, California’s long drought is over, says state government. But California’s man-made drought will continue as long as Sacramento misallocates our water supply. Maybe it’s time to appeal to a higher but distant authority. When Gov. Jerry Brown declared in April that the six-year “drought emergency is over,” he didn’t seem […]
At Upcoming L.A. Event, a Question: Is the Republican Party Dominant, Dead, or Both?
Can a political party be both dominant in national politics, and dead, at the same time? That’s the question being asked at a free and public Zócalo Public Square event the evening of Aug. 10 at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Los Angeles. All are welcome at the event, which includes […]
Reminiscence: Arnold Announces for Governor
In yesterday’s Politico California Playbook, Carla Marinucci remembered the day 14 years ago that Arnold Schwarzenegger caught the world by surprise in announcing for governor in the 2003 recall. Carla linked to the article she wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle at the time about what happened that night on Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show.” The story brought […]