The War California will Lose
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ brief visit to Sacramento in which he explained the federal government’s lawsuits against three California bills that set up a “sanctuary state” has led Gov Jerry Brown to declare that the Trump Administration is “going to war against the state of California.” Brown is right; and this is a war that […]
Immigration Lawsuits, State’s Rights, and Why People Hate Politics
In 2010, when Arizona passed legislation supported by the Republican governor and Republican dominated legislature allowing police to ask about legal status if there was a “reasonable suspicion” that individuals were in the country illegally, the Democratic White House and Justice Department challenged the law. They said immigration policy was the province of the federal […]
Californians and Immigration Policy
During President Trump’s first year, perhaps no issue caused more conflict between the state and federal government than immigration. In January, California became a sanctuary state. Yesterday, the US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against California over three state immigration-related laws that were passed by the California Legislature in 2017. How do residents feel about […]
Let’s ditch these long commutes and start working remotely
If you’ve ever wished that someone would wave a magic wand and make traffic disappear, you’ve come to the right place. For my next trick, ladies and gentlemen, I will do something that is not just unlikely, not merely improbable, not only death-defying, but actually believed — up to this moment — to be impossible. […]