RECENT ARTICLES
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Milk debate touches raw nerve in Capitol
Isn’t it better to just let individuals make their own choices about a food?
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California puts union patronage above public service
California pays more for its public services than other states, so it’s hard to see how quashing competitive pressures will help.
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California Senate can’t break a bad pattern
Who could imagine Sen. Leland Yee, the mild-mannered San Francisco Democrat, as an international arms dealer with links to mobsters?
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Gov. Perry woos tax-weary Californians
Texas-style “openness” toward opportunity can be a more powerful lure even than the unbeatable Pacific views.
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California GOP is rebuilding, but to what end?
I doubt any minority party can change the political landscape without inspiring voters on a bold set of ideas.
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Legislators take aim at SeaWorld orca shows
Is this about protecting animals or promoting a controversial political agenda?
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Abusive coastal agency demands even more power
Californians might want to think twice before giving this already powerful agency this kind of unchecked power.
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Will six Californias be better than one?
Efforts to break up political boundaries could be coming to California.
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Court grasps the core meaning of gun ‘rights’
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel struck down San Diego County’s approach to issuing concealed-carry gun permits
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For once, Calif. GOP out-hustles unions
The GOP can still win a race or two in California if it focuses on some of the basics.
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Business flight ignites political battle
Many companies are keeping their headquarters, but shifting jobs and making investments elsewhere.
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California thinks it leads the nation
Nothing is being reformed.
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No crime for California to take lessons from Texas
Both states are more similar than anyone would like to admit.
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This is how government builds infrastructure
Californians might want to look at how the state has built other recent projects.
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Police-beating verdict cause for deep cynicism
It’s hard to remain hopeful.
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Jerry Brown is all talk on teacher-pension mess
Talking about a problem is one thing, and using one’s political capital to fix it is quite another.
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Redevelopment ghosts haunt the new year
Dwindling resources can spark unexpected reform by forcing tough choices.
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California gun law expands infrastructure for confiscation
Gun-ownership lists raise other fears.
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Does Bell toll for excessive public pay?
The system allows a powerful minority to game the majority.
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What does Sriracha-geddon say of CA’s business climate?
You get more of what you subsidize and less of what you punish. That doesn’t apply only to the production of hot sauces.
