Meetings of Rivals the Solution to Complex Problems? Gov. Thinks So
Governor Newsom’s plan for solving major complex issues is to bring all sides of an issue together to hammer out solutions. It might prove more difficult than he can imagine. When he signed Assembly Bill 5 to oversee the classification of workers, Newsom declared, “”I will convene leaders from the Legislature, the labor movement and […]
What Journalists and Politicians Are Getting Wrong About Trump Revoking California’s Mileage Waiver
One might think that President Donald Trump said he was going to order the U.S. Air Force to bomb California, given the reaction when he announced that his administration was revoking the state’s waiver allowing it to set its own auto fuel-economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards. The responses included a lot of fighting words. […]
Biden’s Age Keeps Kamala Alive
We’re already seeing some early obituaries for U.S. Senator Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. But they’re premature. Yes, Kamala’s campaign is on the decline. But she has one hard fact going for her. Joe Biden is 76. He will be 77 before Thanksgiving. That’s historically old for a leading presidential candidate. And Biden shows his age—he’s […]
Local and State Initiatives – The Future of Policy in California?
Grassroots activists in California point to the initiative process as a potent and underutilized last resort, capable of ushering in sweeping reforms. They’re right, but the initiative process is equally available to California’s progressives, backed by powerful special interests. And while the activist reformers talk, the progressives act. How else to explain the hundreds of […]