In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Southern Pacific Railroad wielded almost total control over California’s politics, angering farmers who believed they were being gouged by high
Some of the most liberal and conservative members of the state Senate agreed recently that if you buy an iPhone in Los Angeles it shouldn’t help pay for police
On paper, the US economy seems to be doing well with historically low unemployment. Yet most Americans have a sour view in recent polls, with stubborn inflation in living costs
California politics being what they are – deep blue domination by Democrats – means that many of the races on the November ballot are already decided.
The outcome of Democratic President Joe
Self-regulation is a messy business. In politics, it can seem elusive.
When elected officials adopt rules to govern the conduct of elected officials, they’re pulled in one direction by
Assemblymember Ash Kalra did something exceptional last week. He was the only legislator to vote "no" on a controversial piece of legislation while nearly half of the 80
Nearly a third of the academic and graduate student workers of the University of California are on strike, after the union of 48,000 members escalated its labor standoff by
Seven years ago, California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process.
Ruling in a case dubbed "Upland,
What’s the cost of democracy in California? If we calculate that based just on the pages informing the state’s 22 million voters about Proposition 1 in the official
When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a much-revised 2024-25 state budget this month, he became visibly irritated when reporters pressed him about raising taxes to cover a $44.9 billion deficit,
Financial support for the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools is not only the largest chunk of the state budget, but for the past half-century it has
