Three Californias? California Independence? How about Simply: California Classic!
Venture capitalist Tim Draper’s new quest to break up California into smaller states will face legal challenges, political obstacles and even the hindrance of confusing names. Recall that Draper proposed an initiative in 2013 to re-stitch the Golden State into a six multi-faceted diamond. He never got enough signatures to qualify the measure so Draper […]
Rent Control: Trying to have it both ways
To begin to cure the state’s stubborn housing crisis, 2018 gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom recently called for nearly quadrupling California’s annual housing production, so that by 2025 the state would add 3.5 million to its inventory. That same day, a group called the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) filed for a ballot measure […]
Water Data Is For Fighting
If you thought California’s famously bitter water wars were hard-fought, just wait until you see our water data wars. Digital tools have expanded the ability of governments, companies and nonprofits to measure the uses of California water in detail, and thus build more water-efficient products, make water conservation a way of life, and replace expensive […]
Why can’t California lawmakers stop sexual harassment in the capitol?
You know who doesn’t look so weird anymore? Vice President Mike Pence. When Pence told the Washington Post that he doesn’t dine alone with women, and never, ever attends an event solo if alcohol will be served, many gasped. He seemed like a too-tightly wrapped antihero from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. But that was in ancient America, […]