Chiang and Villaraigosa Should Combine Forces
For the record, I support good old-fashioned competition in democratic politics. If you think you can win, if you think you can do the job, you should run and go all the way to the election, never giving up. But California’s top-two system doesn’t allow that kind of competition. So in the governor’s race, it’s […]
Even Cops Couldn’t Wear Guns Near the President
There was a flurry of news stories this week over the fact that guns would not be permitted in the hall when President Trump and Vice President Pence appear at the National Rifle Association conference in Dallas today. Several students and parents involved in the Parkland, Florida school shooting charged the NRA with hypocrisy pointing […]
When the Black Panthers Lobbied For ‘Open Carry’ Laws
In 1966, it was legal to openly carry loaded firearms in the state of California—a legacy of the Gold Rush. In Jackson, a Sierra foothills town that retained the flavor of that era, one state senator was often seen wearing a holstered pistol. But just a year later, the state legislature abolished open carry. It […]
So About that “Tomorrow’s Economy”…
Are you for building a “resilient infrastructure for tomorrow’s economy”? Me too! Or #MeToo. This new political idea is being fertilized with this dogmatic article of faith: “It is critical we take strong and comprehensive action to protect all Californians from the threat of natural disasters and climate change” – Joint statement of Governor Edmund […]