Top Two a Victory for Uncle Bob
Dear Uncle Bob (Hertzberg), You are the Great Gatsby! F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said that “the test of a first-rate intelligence intelligence is the ability
Joe Mathews
August 18, 2015
Author: Joe Mathews
Connecting California Columnist and Editor, Zócalo Public Square, Fellow at the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (UC Press, 2010)
Too Much Brown and Personal History
I realize I’m one of the biggest sinners when it comes to the sin I’m about to condemn. I love California history. I often write
Joe Mathews
August 14, 2015
Let California Pick the Next President
CORRECTION: This week’s Connecting California column by Joe Mathews incorrectly identified Salinas as the Central Coast’s most populous municipality. Oxnard, with a population of 203,000,
Joe Mathews
August 13, 2015
Will California Republicans Be Defined as Anti-Vaxx?
California Republicans want to bring back childhood diseases that killed millions. That’s not a wild opinion. It’s a fair allegation, based on the facts. And
Joe Mathews
August 12, 2015
California’s Scenic Highway 68 Is a Microcosm of the State’s Growing Inequality
California Highway 68 is a very short road, running just 24 miles across Monterey County from the cities of Pacific Grove and Monterey on the
Joe Mathews
August 6, 2015
Remember When Politicians Didn’t Brag About Their Billionaire Friends?
I’m just old enough to remember the days when a politician with a billionaire friend and backer wouldn’t brag about the relationship. When said politician
Joe Mathews
August 3, 2015
If You Care About California, Then You Should Care About Salinas
Do you worry about the future of California? Then you should worry about Salinas. Because if this Monterey County town of 155,000 can’t build itself
Joe Mathews
July 31, 2015
California, Don’t Get Suckered by the 2024 Olympics
After Boston dropped its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti quickly put out a statement expressing interest in
Joe Mathews
July 29, 2015
Stay and Run for U.S. Senate, Joe!
MEMO To: Joe Biden From: Joe Mathews Re: California, Here You Come You cut a happy, glad-handling swath through California last week and got great
Joe Mathews
July 28, 2015