Sacramento If the states are supposed to be laboratories for democracy, where new ideas that reflect regional attitudes can flourish,…
The Legislature is back in session and it’s strange to see the priorities of the state’s dominant Democrats. Assemblyman Ian…
California Gov. Jerry Brown introduced his final budget last week. For a sense of perspective, the first general-fund budget he…
Some bad ideas — and bad politicians — just won’t go away. Former California Republican Assembly leader Chad Mayes of…
Sacramento I’ve routinely slammed California’s Democratic leaders for their plodding lack of creativity in dealing with the state’s many crises….
Sacramento We know the story by now. The public was fed up with a dysfunctional government that was awash in…
Sacramento A union official was once reportedly asked what exactly it was that he wanted. The questioner was not talking…
Sacramento When I first moved to California from Ohio in the 1990s, I spotted a postcard in a gift shop…
There’s little question that Jerry Brown has had a long and storied career in California politics. He was the state’s…
My increasingly deep collection of spirits has long had a weak spot. No matter how interested I’ve become in everything…
