Author: Joe Mathews

C’mon, Henry, pay up. Assemblyman Henry Perea’s decision to quit the legislature early to take a presumably higher-paying job has sparked ideas about what to

Last week, Michelle King was appointed superintendent of L.A. Unified, California’s largest school district. But can we really trust her to lead the Los Angeles

Before last week’s California Supreme Court decision permitting an advisory measure on campaign finance to be put on the ballot, this state had a serious

Do you want your ham and eggs, California? It is one of the oldest and most enduring ideas in our state: Government should provide everyone

The January budget announcement was a dispiriting reminder: Gov. Jerry Brown is a fetishist, not a strategist. His fetish is being cheap in budget terms.

My fellow Californians, the state of our state is nuttier than ever. In saying that, I do not meant to judge the sanity of individual

This marks the seventh annual version of the California Office Pool. It was inspired by the late, great New York Times columnist William Safire, who