Democrats Gear Up for Ballot Battles
The Democratic supermajority in the Legislature has California Republicans playing “Can you top this?” when they talk about what can happen next. Pay hikes for
John Wildermuth
December 5, 2012
Cost-cutting Won’t Come Easy to UC
California voters may have backed his Prop. 30 tax hike, but get used to hearing Gov. Jerry Brown talk about the need to still keep
John Wildermuth
November 30, 2012
California Election Count Keeps Getting Longer
If you haven’t noticed, California’s election isn’t over yet. Two weeks after election day, Secretary of State Debra Bowen is reporting that there are still
John Wildermuth
November 26, 2012
Money Fight Just Beginning for Governor Brown
When Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva finally declared victory over Republican Assemblyman Chris Norby Thursday, it gave the Democrats a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of
John Wildermuth
November 16, 2012
Brown Again Shows His Political Savvy
After his years of success in California politics, maybe it’s time for California politicians and pundits to admit that just maybe Gov. Jerry Brown knows
John Wildermuth
November 9, 2012
The Easy Voters Guide to the State Props
Here’s a chance to vote like the pros do. During the 2011-12 session, the Legislature passed 996 bills. Does anyone truly believe legislators actually read
John Wildermuth
November 5, 2012
Time to Talk Straight to Voters, Governor
When you send the family pooch out on the political hustings, it’s a pretty good sign that things are either going really well or really
John Wildermuth
October 26, 2012
In California Politics, School Kids Trump Everything
There’s an old adage in Hollywood that the most important part of acting is sincerity, since once you learn to fake that, anything is possible.
John Wildermuth
October 19, 2012
Munger’s No Politician and That’s Too Bad
Too bad Molly Munger isn’t one of those Sacramento politicians she keeps ripping in her ads for Prop. 38. If she was, she might realize
John Wildermuth
October 12, 2012