Joe Mathews

High Times & High Stakes of California’s Legal Weed

December 8, 2017

Opinion by Joe Mathews California’s 2018 transition to legal marijuana contains a mind-bending paradox: Ending prohibitions on marijuana is going to require an awful lot of aggressive law enforcement. On Jan. 1, California will not merely be...

With Nuclear Threat, Can California Learn from Korea?

Joe Mathews

November 10, 2017

Can Californians learn to be as cool as Koreans in the face of nuclear annihilation? Visiting Seoul last week, I asked people how they stay sane while living within range of North Korea’s weapons. Kim Jong U...

Whiskey’s for Drinking and Water Info’s for Fighting

Joe Mathews

November 2, 2017

If you thought California’s water wars were bitter, just wait until you see our water data wars. Digital tools have expanded the ability of governments, companies and nonprofits to measure the uses of Califo...

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High Times & High Stakes of California’s Legal Weed

With Nuclear Threat, Can California Learn from Korea?

Whiskey’s for Drinking and Water Info’s for Fighting