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Why CA has an affordable housing crisis

What a long strange trip it’s been for the Pebble Beach Company since it unveiled its Del Monte Forest development plan all the way back in 1987. In the ensuing 27 years, PBC has revised its plan innumerable times only

State Senate postpones hearings for ethics training

John April 11, 2014

In response to ongoing corruption cases, the California State Senate will postpone all committee hearings scheduled for April 23 and in their place host an all-day ethics discussion and training session. In a Wednesday afternoon email (reprinted at the end

Assembly committee to look at Leg treatment of women employees

John April 11, 2014

This week, the California State Assembly announced the creation of a new select committee to investigate issues facing women in the workplace. Speaker John A. Perez, who made the announcement on Equal Pay Day, said that he’s tasked Assemblywoman Lorena

CA farmers lead new immigration push

James Poulos April 10, 2014

Immigration has become the biggest national issue involving California’s farmers. In the state’s agricultural heartland, a host of issues are on the agenda, ranging from this year’s painful drought to marijuana eradication. But one matter looms large. Farmers need more

Surprising new study scores California sprawl

James Poulos April 9, 2014

A new national study is making waves for the way it ranks California cities. No matter how pleasant the weather, residents and visitors alike have complained for decades about sprawl. Highways jam with cars. Convenience stores and strip malls

Assembly District 74: Taxes, fire pit issues burn bright in race

John April 9, 2014

Grassroots vs. the establishment. Taxes and fire pits. In the heart of conservative Orange County — would you expect anything else? The race for California’s 74th Assembly District features some familiar storylines as three Republicans and two Democrats campaign for this

Surprising new study scores California sprawl

James Poulos April 8, 2014

CA Senate scrubs websites of 3 Democrats in scandals

John April 7, 2014

The California State Senate has scrubbed its website and deleted the online archives of three Democratic state Senators that face criminal charges ranging from weapons trafficking to public corruption. As of April 5 at 7:00 PM, the websites of Democratic

CA history shows droughts don’t last

Wayne Lusvardi April 4, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown, state Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, and other legislators are pushing for groundwater regulation during the drought. Since October 4, 2013, the California Water Resources Control Board has been floating a discussion draft of a Groundwater Workplan

Not a single Leland Yee gun-control bill was signed into law

John April 4, 2014

Was alleged gun-runner and gun-control advocate Leland Yee all talk? Before you answer, here’s a surprising fact: The San Francisco Democrat, who has been called one of California’s leading gun-control advocates, has never successfully authored a gun-control bill. Not a single