Author: Joe Mathews

The defeat of Prop 13—the school bond on the March ballot—has caused worry and concern, particularly among those of us who want more support for

America, I see you flailing—and failing—to respond to this pandemic. Why don’t you just let California handle it? No joke. In normal times, you wouldn’t

Here is one democratic advance that COVID-19 should demand. The introduction of digital processes for collecting signatures on ballot measure petitions, effective immediately. The coronavirus

Not one day. Our kids should not lose one day of school, not a single day of instruction, to the coronavirus. Or to anything else.

Transitioning to the new AB regime was already proving to be extremely difficult before the COVID19 pandemic hit. Now, the transition is impossible. Workers are

Can we stop pretending that lottery funds mean much of anything to schools? In recent weeks, we have seen the recycling of a very old

Quarantine me as long as you like. Just make sure you quarantine me at Asilomar. For this peculiar time, there may be no more desirable

Top two has scored another victory for its supporters, which is to say there’s been yet another defeat for California democracy. This dubious victory was