One of the little joys of being Californian is the opportunity to taunt folks Back East about their terrible winter weather. Hey, Boston, how does it
Many of you reading this were part of the 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, a five-day long summer gathering in San Francisco, that
Dear Uncle Bob, You’re back!!! You told a number of our mutual friends down here in L.A. that you were trying to make a quiet
The obituaries for John Mockler are focusing on his role in crafting California’s school funding guarantee, Prop 98, and the funding regime around it. That
It shouldn’t matter much to Californians whether Antonio Villaraigosa gets to be a U.S. senator or governor someday. We have no shortage of ambitious politicians,
The new governor of Texas seems intent on making California more competitive with his own state – even though he may not realize it. Greg
Two stories, one statewide and one local, are about to intersect. The statewide one is the now familiar scheming and debate over what sorts of
Dear Pope Francis, You may be infallible, but your scheduler? Not so much. The itinerary for your highly anticipated trip to the United States this
I will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016. I have all the respect in the world for the federal government, and