Author: Joe Mathews

Thank you, Berkeley. Recent headlines should remind Californians of yet another way we are lucky. Our state has the world’s best scapegoat: you. You—our most

Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association made the case that fake news is an old phenomenon—using Prop 13 as a victim of fake

It’s hard to know how to react to North Korean video showing a nuclear missile attack on downtown San Francisco. With a look on the

Some genies can’t be put back in the bottle. Reports of #Calexit’s demise are premature. Yes, its backers have withdrawn an initiative, after reports about

On many mornings, I think my state senator has the best policy idea in California. The rest of the time, I think he’s missing the

California’s long history of political reform is one very substantial argument for how reforms produce unintended consequences, often the very opposite of what reformers said

Gov. Jerry Brown has defined himself as a careful fiscal steward, wary of taking on more debt. Those have been his words, at least. But