Author: Joe Mathews

All the many dozens of proposals to split California into multiple states share the same basic defect: a foolish fixation with geography. The new “Cal

It’s hard to watch what House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is doing to himself. By clinging to President Trump, he’s done damage to his reputation

Has anyone ever been recalled for so little? That’s the problem with the recall of Josh Newman, a Democratic state senator from Orange County. The

Since the 1990s, California’s leaders have promised to make preschool universal for every child. Maybe they’ll actually do it by the time I have grandchildren.

Recently a startup founder in San Jose asked me a question: What would you do if you were starting a California city? My first answer:

Another problem with the top two system: It makes liars of most of Californians. I’m not just talking about the state officials, media members and

Many had hoped that the first round of the 2018 elections in California would bring big changes and surprises. It doesn’t look that way. Instead,

Dan Schnur proved to be right, at least in one respect: the campaigns have figured out the top two. Six years ago, Dan and I