Author: Jon Coupal

Just last month, this column noted that the professional political class harbors great hostility toward the tools of direct democracy — the powers of initiative,

No one would dispute that California’s diversity extends to the wide political gulf between conservative Californians and those who see themselves as liberal. From strong

Ah, August.  For so many, that means vacation when normally hard working Californians will be visiting theme parks, going camping or maybe just relaxing in

For a week he walked the streets of Fresno, a homeless man looking for work. At night he slept on park benches, during the day

You’d think that with all the well deserved bad press heaped on the High Speed Rail debacle that Governor Brown would be a little more

It’s election season and finally there’s a bit of good news for California politicians seeking reelection. A recent Field poll shows that, for the first

Profligate: adjective; recklessly prodigal or extravagant. Given the experience of the recent recession, one would think that our state political leadership would have learned the

On June 6th, many across the globe will be remembering the sacrifices made by thousands of American, British and Canadian young men who hit the

Last week, the media was all abuzz about a bill moving through the Legislature that would fix a “loophole” in Proposition 13. If this were