Periodically, California experiences an uptick in crime — or at least an increase in public consciousness and concern about crime — and it becomes a political...
California’s independent redistricting commission is struggling to satisfy all demands as it draws new legislative and congressional district maps to reflect the 2020 census. The commission...
The House has passed President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social policy package but it faces a tough slog in the evenly divided Senate. The White House...
California’s broader economy is a bit sluggish, but certain sectors have been booming, thanks to record low interest rates and many billions of stimulus dollars from...
Then-Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature overhauled California’s public school financing in 2013 with the stated goal of closing the “achievement gap” separating poor and English-learner...
It could be called “diploma creep.” At the dawn of the 20th century, an eighth-grade education was considered the norm in the United States. Fewer than 7% of...
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended two of his pandemic decrees until March 31, indicating that he has no present intention of withdrawing the emergency declaration he...
For many decades, the decennial chore of redrawing California’s congressional and legislative districts was relatively simple. Every 10 years, following the census, legislative and congressional leaders...
Each month, federal and state officials release employment data for the preceding month, basically telling us how many Californians are employed and how many aren’t. The...
The juxtaposition of two California events Tuesday could not have been more ironic. Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose paucity of public appearances this month had been puzzling...
