Prop 52’s TV ads push the fact that there’s no organized opposition to the measure (which locks in a hospital fee and Medi-Cal funding) as
Perhaps the worst of the many bad things about the California method of direct democracy is that inflexibility is the default. We’re the only place
The general fund is responsible for its core government functions – education, healthcare, prisons. It’s the financial heart of our state. Naturally, everyone hates it.
Next month, California might almost catch up with Carpinteria. The small beach town in Santa Barbara County, population 13,500, is rarely cited as a leader
Californians love sex. They also love supermajorities. Prop 60 makes history by bringing these two state passions together in one ballot initiative. Prop 60 requires
In vetoing Senate Bill 1288, which would have permitted Ranked Choice Voting in local governments, Gov. Jerry Brown issued a message arguing that elections need
Maybe someone like Jim Brulte, the California Republican Party chairman, could save his little remaining credibility with a resignation combined with an abject groveling public
Is California abandoning its poorest students? That question would be dismissed as absurd by our state’s education leaders, especially Gov. Jerry Brown and the State
In saying the one and only scheduled debate of our Democrat-on-Democrat U.S Senate contest was dark, I’m not talking about the rhetoric or the visions