Jerry Brown Meets Doc Brown: Has California Gone “Back to the Future” on Taxes and Crime?
Despite changing demographics and a sharp veer to the ideological left, is it possible that California could take a political trip back to the future as two staples resurface that drove the state’s politics in the more conservative 1980s and 1990s? Look around and you’ll see indications that even in this liberal bastion on the […]
How can the Legislature fix a problem when the “fix” is in
We expect our courts to call foul when legislators pass laws that cross the constitutional line. Thousands of farmworkers are hoping that our highest court will allow them to have the same rights that all other workers in our state and country have, and strike down California’s misguided experiment in forced contracting. The California Supreme […]
Public Health Must be Centerpiece of Cannabis “Green Rush”
The cannabis tsunami is already crashing violently against the shores of the Golden State. With voters having approved first medical and subsequently recreational marijuana in our state, and an historic legal launch date of January 1st, every Cheech, Chong, and Mary Jane is jumping aboard the cannabis bandwagon. These are, indeed, pioneering times here in […]
Can California adopt Korea’s nuclear cool?
Can Californians learn to be as cool as Koreans in the face of nuclear annihilation? Visiting Seoul last week, I asked people how they stay sane while living within range of North Korea’s weapons. After all, Kim Jong Un’s capital, Pyongyang, is just 120 miles from Seoul—the same meager distance protecting San Diego from Los […]