Sacramento One of the most far-reaching ideas advanced by 20th century progressives was the reemergence of direct democracy. And no…

Sacramento Many of us who stay in California do so in part because of its beauty. As friends and neighbors…

Even before the chilling murders of police officers in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Kansas City, most conservatives had been rallying…

Sacramento As we roll toward the November ballot, I’m reminded of H.L. Mencken’s quip that “Democracy is the theory that…

Sacramento During a recent stroll around the west steps of the state Capitol, I eyed a group of “Yes California…

In his State of the State address earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown pointed to California’s deferred infrastructure maintenance as…

When asked whether he wanted to have dinner at a particular restaurant, Yogi Berra famously quipped, “Nobody goes there anymore….

Sacramento Last week, I reported on an ominous development in the California Capitol — an effort to criminalize a political…

Sacramento What happens when the consensus for free speech evaporates and those with political power become willing to use any…

Sacramento I have a simple observation after years of writing about local-development issues: Whenever civic boosters talk about creating a…