Presidential Elections Likely Will be Decided by “Reconquista”
“Reconquista” is a Spanish word for the reconquest of Spain from the Moors by Spanish Christians in 1492, the same year Columbus sailed the ocean blue. It also describes what has happened over the past 50 years in the American southwest, once part of Spain and now being reconquored by the descendants of the first […]
California’s Doomsday Clock Getting Closer to Midnight
In 1947 a group of scientists unveiled the Doomsday Clock to show how near civilization was to a man-made catastrophic end. Maybe California should have its own doomsday clock, since it seems headed for a wreck. Today’s official Doomsday Clock reads 11:58 pm, two minutes before disaster. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, which manages the […]
For California’s New Governor, Big Mistakes Will Lead to Greatness
“I’ll be watching from the ranch… but I’m only an hour from Sacramento, so Gavin, do not screw up.” — Gov. Jerry Brown, November 5, 2018 Gavin, screw up. Please. Make mistakes. Big ones. Because the state you’re about to start running needs more screw-ups. The transition now taking place in the California governor’s office […]
Governor’s Higher Education Funding Proposal Off to a Good Start
Governor Gavin Newsom’s first Budget proposal has a good deal of hopeful news for higher education. Now, the devil will be in the details and in committing to ongoing funding, rather that the cyclical ups and downs that have undermined the University of California, California State University and our community colleges over the past several […]