Author: Joe Mathews

A health advisory: Stop watching the debates. They are not good for you. The presidential debates of both parties are considered great civic moments. But

Will California’s high-speed rail system be German enough? That question is not a joke, as I learned last month while riding Germany’s popular high-speed rail.

More people want me to vote today. The county of Los Angeles has been emailing more than usual. So has the League of Women Voters,

Remember the good old days when Californians were scared of the dark? When Hollywood was king and we all knew that there was no monster

She has little chance of winning, but I’m glad to see Katherine Welch running for a seat in the legislature. Over the last few years,

Dear Assemblyman Calderon, I was short on cash, so I sent you a fire extinguisher (one should always have one close by in these dry

Is this a voter guide or a dating service? A for-profit enterprise called Crowdpac has brought its online voter guide to San Francisco. And the

Is “Eureka” still the state motto? I suppose so. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll soon redesign the California official seal to express the