Are California Representatives with Student Marchers on Gun Control?
Make no mistake about it—the hundreds of thousands of young people in Los Angeles, San Francisco and 800 cities across the nation and world who joined in the March for Our Lives laid down a gauntlet which cannot be ignored. In Washington, D.C where a rally comparable in size to the Civil Rights Marches and Vietnam War […]
Nancy McFadden Got the Job Done with Confidence & Poise
Nancy McFadden, Gov. Jerry Brown’s Chief of Staff and former top advisor to President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and Gov. Gray Davis—and most importantly my colleague and my friend, died Friday at her home in Sacramento. She was 59. Chiefs of staff to governors fulfill that role in different ways. Nancy’s way – as she […]
Homelessness – Do Locals Have the Answers?
Homelessness is a scourge of humanity and a bitter failure of government. The victims of this incompetence and malfeasance are, of course, the homeless. For homeless individuals with alcohol or other substance abuse it’s likely it is due to a lack of coordination of services. For those with mental illness, it’s an abdication – government […]
Let California’s Kids Make Educational Budgets
California education finances are an unholy mess—with incomprehensible budget formulas, a new equity funding program that doesn’t produce equity, and cuts to schools even during the current economic expansion. And our state’s so-called education leaders steadfastly refuse to fix the system. We should let the kids fix it instead. This isn’t a modest proposal or […]