Fox and Hounds’ Annual Black Bart Award
For the past nine years frequent contributors to this page Joe Mathews, John Wildermuth and I have nominated candidates for Californian of the Year in the world of politics. We name the final selection the winner of the Black Bart Award. There are no specific criteria to follow in making the selection. Each author will […]
Virtually No State And Local Races Are Decided On Election Night, So Why Pressure For Early Results?
Oh, election night. It’s so much more than just the counting and reporting out of how people voted for candidates and on issues, it is a direct — and at times emotional — reflection of what our priorities are and what direction our district, city, county, state or even the nation is heading. Voting is a reflection of our […]
The Arrival of Governor Gavin Newsom
All elections have consequences—some more than others. California’s often send ripples across the nation—none greater than the one just concluded. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (San Francisco) is a safe bet to be voted in as the returning Speaker of the House in a chamber that will be transformed with 40 new Democrats of diverse backgrounds and […]
Capra the Californian
The California story needs a remake. Get me Capra! Frank—legendary director of films from It Happened One Night to It’s a Wonderful Life—has been dead since 1991, you say? No matter! Just this fall, Capra published a novel, a short David-and-Goliath tale about developers and locals in the eastern Sierra. So just dig up his […]