Author: Joe Mathews

Gavin Newsom should be delighted at all the media people who keep calling him a liar. Because of the context of the lie. In some

To: Governor Jerry Brown of California and Governor Greg Abbott of Texas From: Joe Mathews Re: Summit If North and South Korea can have a

The last California gubernatorial debate was fundamentally and indisputably unfair. For starters, the Bay Area got 50 percent more debate than the rest of us.

This week’s debate between six candidates for California governor was full of short and cut-off answers, given the small amounts of time for answers (60

One recent Sunday night, I stopped by a Wendy’s in Colton, a gritty San Bernardino County logistics crossroads (pop. 52,000) best known as home to

I’ve reached another moment when I’m deluged by ideas for technology platforms to enhance democracy – particularly participatory democracy. That’s because we’re less than five

I’m rooting for one political candidate more than anyone this June. I’m rooting for Feinstein. Not Dianne. Mike. He’s a former Santa Monica mayor and