(Editor’s Note: Previously published in Treasurer John Chiang’s Intersections newsletter) California’s initiative process is, in a word, “brutal.” That was the official judgment six years ago when
California sees itself as a progressive place, but it is anything but when it comes to women in elected office. Barely one quarter of the
As long as Silicon Valley and its futuristic technologies dominate our politics, we’re doomed to be stuck in the past. The big story of the
The U.S . Senate race, won by Attorney General Kamala Harris over Rep. Loretta Sanchez, ought to be the end of the top two system.
There are still many ballots to count, but here’s a preliminary list of the biggest California winners in the November elections. 1 — Gov. Jerry
Now that the election is over, are you leaving the country? If not, you ought to reconsider. I’m not kidding. Yes, a handful of our
We’ll soon have two presidents, and one will live in Sacramento There’s the guy that a plurality of American voters elected Tuesday. He arrives in
I’m old-fashioned. I get four newspapers—the actual paper—delivered to my home every day. I occasionally send letters and pay bills with actual letters, with stamps.
Prop 54 has been backed almost universally by media and good government groups. Only a few dead-end Democrats and brain-dead bloggers provide any opposition. It’s