Author: Joel Fox

The movement to defund police or abolish police departments altogether, issues generally ignored prior to the killing of George Floyd, have gained visibility and momentum

One response to the protests over police treatment of black communities is a proposal by some current and former California district attorneys to prohibit candidates

Sometimes following action on a bill in the California legislature feels like you are watching a high stakes poker game. This week such a hand

The latest Public Policy Institute of California poll clearly shows that Californians are focused on the health threat of Covid-19 and its obvious destructive effects

During these difficult times, with politicians scrambling for answers to the economic woes brought on by the pandemic, expect to hear about temporary solutions to

For the third time in a span of 55 years, major confrontations with the police have turned violent and ruinous in Los Angeles. In the

Demonstrators closed a Los Angeles freeway in protest over yet another high-profile death of an African American man, George Floyd, in police custody, this time

California’s legislative process may not follow the normal structure in these abnormal times.  How the process works out—including the Senate’s possible use of remote voting

As history reveals, poor economies make for political trouble. That’s why Gov. Gavin Newsom’s move to Stage 3 of his recovery plan, which means under