Can South Los Angeles teach America how to lead? That’s the promising question behind the news that Karen Bass is a top contender to be the...
Dear Governor, Your lunchtime COVID-19 briefings—“Newsom at Noon”— are must-see TV. No California governor has ever had such a regular platform, and you’ve demonstrated a memory,...
Agoston Haraszthy didn’t hesitate to wear masks. A Hungarian immigrant, he became San Diego’s first sheriff by portraying himself as a military colonel. Then, he sold...
“Go to my website or use the hashtag #LetsGetTheCalOuttaHere!” shouts Gwyneth Paltrow in the Netflix series The Politician. Running for governor on a platform of leading...
Dear California Kids, Don’t let us adults destroy your futures! This moment gives you unprecedented power to fix what’s wrong with how California treats kids. I...
Jack London saw this coming. Why didn’t we? In 1910 the California author, already famous for The Call of the Wild and White Fang, wrote a...
America, I see you flailing —and failing —to respond to this pandemic. Why don’t you just let California handle it? No joke. In normal times, you...
By THE RAINY DAY FUND, as told to JOE MATHEWS I’m ready for my close-up, Ms. Gerwig! OK, as a budget fund without acting credits, I...
From Yosemite Valley to the Golden Gate, California boasts extraordinary vistas. But if you’re looking for the most thought-provoking view in the state, skip the beaches...
Looking for California’s biggest wave? Try Fresno. As Fresno emerges as the Golden State’s next great city, it’s also experiencing an opening up of its small-town...
