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CA drought spurs painful rate hikes

Faced with a drought that won’t quit, officials have taken new steps to add to Californians’ discomfort — a fresh round of rate hikes. Regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area have begun the march toward charging significantly more for water, pleading

UC tuition battle sparks student protests

James Poulos March 11, 2015

The battle over University of California tuition hikes has been raised to a new level — with shades of 1960s student protests. Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislators have rejected the tuition hikes advanced by UC President Janet Napolitano. In response she

Covered CA complicates tax preparation

James Poulos March 10, 2015

Many Californians will be headed into tax season with their paperwork in disarray thanks to their state health care exchange, Covered California. The program is the state’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. In a repeat of follies

Supreme Court case could put Congressional redistricting back in hands of Legislatures

James Poulos March 10, 2015

Thanks to the Arizona legislature, control of redistricting for U.S. congressional districts in California soon could pass back to Sacramento. A lawsuit brought by lawmakers in Phoenix, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, argues that only state legislatures have the right to

Despite topping polls, Condoleezza Rice not running for Senate

James Poulos March 9, 2015

Political pundits and strategists finally are taking seriously that, despite topping polls, Condoleezza Rice is not running for the U.S. Senate. The decision by the former U.S. secretary of state puts California Republicans back on their heels. For the state GOP, the hunt

Homeless ‘bill of rights’ up for Sacramento debate

James Poulos March 6, 2015

It could soon get easier to live on the streets in the Golden State. As controversy swirled around the police shooting of a homeless and mentally ill man on Skid Row in Los Angeles, legislators in California considered a new set of

Hermosa Beach oil drilling sunk by voters

James Poulos March 5, 2015

Drill, baby, drill? In Hermosa Beach on Tuesday, voters instead replied: No, baby, no. On the wave of a big turnout, 79 percent of city voters rejected Measure O for “oil.” According to Ballotpedia, the measure would have authorized 34 new wells through

CA Supreme Court curbs Jessica’s Law

James Poulos March 5, 2015

In a closely-watched San Diego case, the California Supreme Court dealt a blow to Jessica’s Law. Officially called Proposition 83, it was passed in 2006 by 71 percent of state voters ready for strict limits on where registered sex offenders could live. It was

Love for CA rooted in climate, not politics

James Poulos March 4, 2015

Californians like it hot. In polling conducted by USC Dornsife and the Los Angeles Times, respondents confirmed some eye-opening facts about California’s appeal to its own residents — such as the primary importance of its largely snow-free climate. Although good weather

Skid Row shooting appears to be complicated, unclear case

James Poulos March 4, 2015

The police shooting of a homeless Skid Row resident put the LAPD back on the defensive — a posture it has found hard to change for months on end. Struggling to maintain good civic relations after a string of scandals and incidents, the