They’re Not Like Us—But They Should Be
That special DMV office in the capitol accessible to elected officials, capitol staffers and insiders reminds me of a Prohibition era speakeasy. Go up to the unmarked door with a peephole and utter a password– “Jerry sent me,” seems appropriate—and you get to avoid long lines at the DMV. Much news has been generated over […]
How 2 California Women Turned L.A. Pain Into National Influence
How can Californians rise from horrific local circumstances to national influence? Two recent books offer one answer: It may help to have grown up amid the racism and institutional failures of Los Angeles in the 1990s. The two books are both popular and compelling memoirs from African American women and Southern Californians now in their […]
The Gas Tax Hurts Working Families – Repeal It
I’m a farm worker rights activist, and founder and board member for Pick Justice and California Farm Workers & Families – which means I work on behalf of the thousands of agricultural workers that harvest the food which comes to your table every night. My family and I are fortunate to play such a vital […]
The Trump Distraction
Everyone knows Donald Trump trolls California and that trolling is not a presidential responsibility outlined in Article II of the US Constitution. But many California state officials troll Trump and likewise are not fulfilling any legislative responsibilities under Article IV of the California Constitution. Just consider K-12 education, which is a legislative responsibility and the single largest […]