What’s Next for Net Neutrality in California?

Early last year, several states, including California, began to consider various forms of online privacy legislation. Most of these efforts failed, including in the Golden State, in part because such moves would have actually placed citizen’s privacy at greater jeopardy. But with the recent vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bad ideas are again […]

To Fight Political Sexual Harassment Will Require Political Reform

To reduce sexual harassment and worse among elected officials will require more than changes in the workplace or how we respond to sexual misbehavior. It will take political reform. California’s current political system produces overwhelmingly male rosters of political officials. And it contains no real process for vetting out men who prey on colleagues and […]

It’s Time to Grow ‘Up’ Inland Empire

The Inland Empire is a big economy—the 13th largest in the nation by population and in the top 20 in terms of employment. Still, the two-county region doesn’t feel like a major economy. It isn’t considered its own media market, has no major league professional sports team, and seems to get much less attention from folks […]

Mike Roos, Former Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore of the California State Assembly, Joins Southern California Leadership Council as President

(Editor’s Note: The following announcement was received form Southern California Leadership Council)  The Southern California Leadership Council (SCLC) announced today the appointment of Former Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Mike Roos as President of the organization, a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy partnership led by three former Governors and almost three dozen Presidents and CEO’s of top […]