Author: Joe Mathews

“I hate the [expletive] Eagles,” declares Jeff Bridges as the stoner-turned-detective hero of The Big Lebowski, the classic Coen brothers film study of Los Angeles.

As I’ve explained here previously, the California electorate is in reality very much like the worst boyfriend or girlfriend you’ve ever had. He gets easily

Ten years later, the recall of Gov. Gray Davis hasn’t had the impact that its backers (a revolution! We’re saving California!) or its detractors (a

Convention wisdom is that California politics is divided between Democrats and Republicans, with a growing number of unaffiliated voters. But does that explain the reality

Do you even recall the recall? Ten years ago this week, it was big news. California’s voters approved the yanking of Governor Gray Davis by

This column is brought to you by the Department of I Can’t Believe We’re Still Having This Argument. As you know, the state’s political-media-good-government elite

Californians of means, and their interest group, have a problem. They are addicted to initiatives. They think ballot initiatives will solve the state’s problems. They