The governor has a problem—his own ill-conceived changes to the initiative process now are creating problems for his own initiative. A Sacramento judge ruled recently
In the days ahead, you may hear Gov. Jerry Brown or his fellow Democrats (or even anti-tax groups on the right) accuse Assembly Republicans of
Can you imagine Southern California without Hollywood? Or the Bay Area without Silicon Valley? No? History suggests that the identities of cities and regions are
More than a year after the gubnernatorial campaign of 2014, we finally have a definitive answer to one of that contest’s questions. Is Neel Kashkari
You look at the growing list of contenders for the California governorship in 2018. And then you look at presidential race, and it feels like
Perhaps because I persist in the delusion that Californians might want to learn some lessons about governance from overseas (given our globally nutty governance system),
California teachers, you should be showing your students more movies. And not for babysitting purposes, or to fill holes in your lesson plan. As our
In a top-two world, the two major parties can’t have too many candidates for the most important offices, like governor. Or it can risk splitting
Facing Democratic demands for more spending, the Brown administration has been at pains to show that it’s been spending more. The governor’s State of the