Author: Joe Mathews

I am a California dairy cow. Mmmm—oo. Surprised to hear from me? In normal times, I wouldn’t be inclined to cooperate with the anthropomorphic scheme

It’s been nearly two months since the June elections, and still people across the political spectrum are talking about the record low turnout, and offering

California faces a grave crisis that tears at the very fabric of our direct democracy: The state is about to ask California voters for their

Here are two words Californians should say to Vladimir Putin: Thank you. California, with its historic reliance on defense-related industries, never quite recovered from the

Yes, yes, it won’t happen. But Six Californias is so much fun that it’s become the summer story of 2014. Proponent Tim Draper foolishly won’t

To: The People of Murrieta, Calif. From: Joe Mathews Re: Recent Damage to Your Global Reputation You can still be “The Future of Southern California,”

To reiterate, I like the idea of the 6 Californias campaign because of the conversation it could spark about the state’s size, and our need

I still like the idea of hijacking Tim Draper’s ballot initiative campaign for 6 Californias (since it has not chance of winning) and using it