Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for the Sacramento Bee describing major economic, social, cultural and political trends coursing through California as the 20th century was
Los Angeles city government did plenty to create its billion-dollar budget problem. Its elected leaders are so in thrall to public employee unions that departments grew too big and
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget assumes California will see a sharp decline in projected revenue, largely because President Donald Trump’s tariffs will slow the nation’s economy.
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Dave
Climate change has thrown insurance markets into dysfunction, and the situation is about to get more dire. As the epicenter of a global insurance crisis, it is critical that California
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the Konamon Japanese Street Food Festival, the Final Pier Locals Night of the season,
DEFEND ART! - courtesy photo
ART ATTACK
It is part of the “I Want to be King” playbook. Stifle the artists, free speech, dissent. Pull their funding. That was the Project
Given California’s daunting — even existential — array of social, economic and fiscal crises, it’s remarkable that anyone would volunteer to become its governor.
However, Gavin Newsom will vacate the
Volunteers from the Jonathan Club assemble more than 2,000 hygiene kits for people experiencing homelessness.
People experiencing homelessness often have to make hard choices that do not include purchasing
A theory that oil companies should be held legally responsible for the effects of climate change has been circulating among California’s left-leaning organizations and their political allies for
Arminé Chaparyan, Community Development Department director
This is the first installment in a new monthly column on the city’s economic opportunity and growth initiatives.I’
I’ve made it