Joe Mathews

Are You a Californian Looking for a New Year’s Resolution?

December 25, 2018

You might be thinking about giving up sweets or going to the gym more. But, for the good of your state, the best thing you could do is swear off this phrase: “We want to protect the character of the community.” Opinion Joe Mathews People d...

Grandma’s Home Is Now a Refugee’s Slice of Paradise in Anaheim

Joe Mathews

December 21, 2018

This is the last of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) My maternal grandmother Edith LeFrancois’s former house sits...

In Modesto, Uncle Shelby’s Old House Is Now a Rental

Joe Mathews

December 16, 2018

This is the fifth of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) Housing and the stability it promises can be hard to find i...

In Chula Vista, as in Fresno, Ag Land Is Tomorrow’s Subdivision

Joe Mathews

December 9, 2018

This is the fourth of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) Once, 34 Davidson was a landmark. Now it is a secret. I visited the home recently as part of a quest to u...

‘My Children Can’t Buy a House in California Anymore’

Joe Mathews

November 28, 2018

This is the third of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) California is famously a home for abrupt shifts and sudden ...

This Tiny Redlands Home Once Hosted Thanksgiving for 50

Joe Mathews

November 21, 2018

This is the second of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) On Thanksgiving, I wish I were back at the tiny house at 8...

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

Joe Mathews

November 15, 2018

This is the first of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) No home in the world matters more to me than my paternal grandparents’ small blue house at the bottom of a wi...

Photo of five sisters from Modesto who have presevered

Life’s Many Challenges Only Make These ‘Modesto Girls’ Stronger

Joe Mathews

August 30, 2018

California changes so fast you can’t count on anything here anymore. But you can count on the Modesto Girls. These five sisters — my first cousins, once removed—never had glamorous jobs. They didn’t get f...

Read This to Learn Why CA’s Public Schools Are Failing

Joe Mathews

August 24, 2018

Don’t squeeze your kids too hard as you send them off to another school year, because the state of California is already squeezing your kids hard enough to hurt their future. Call it The Great California Sch...

Welcome to the Bay Area, Fresno and Merced!

Joe Mathews

July 25, 2018

Welcome to the Bay Area, Merced! Welcome as well to Modesto, Sacramento, and Yuba City. Looking south, you’re invited, too, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Salinas. And while you’re almost in another state, don’t worry, Tahoe City! Bay waters are warm. This ex...

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Opinion: Newsom, Legislature Must Urgently Prioritize Kids and Reopen Schools

Going Underground: California Business Operates in Secret Amid Pandemic Restrictions

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Are You a Californian Looking for a New Year’s Resolution?

Grandma’s Home Is Now a Refugee’s Slice of Paradise in Anaheim

In Modesto, Uncle Shelby’s Old House Is Now a Rental

In Chula Vista, as in Fresno, Ag Land Is Tomorrow’s Subdivision

‘My Children Can’t Buy a House in California Anymore’

This Tiny Redlands Home Once Hosted Thanksgiving for 50

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

Life’s Many Challenges Only Make These ‘Modesto Girls’ Stronger

Read This to Learn Why CA’s Public Schools Are Failing

Welcome to the Bay Area, Fresno and Merced!