CALMATTERS: Could Gavin Newsom actually mount a successful presidential campaign? | Columns
It wasn’t the most important political story in California this year, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s headlong plunge into national –…
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CALMATTERS: Politicians refused to fix California’s boom-and-bust tax system. They now face a $68 billion deficit | Columns
It is truly amazing – and not in a good way – that California’s politicians cannot grasp a phenomenon that…
CALMATTERS: Progressives frustrated by failure to enact their agenda in deep blue California | Columns
Seemingly, California is a deeply blue state in which Democrats hold virtually all of the levers of political power, including…
CALMATTERS: Successful reading skills upgrade offers a lesson for California politicians | Columns
A decade ago, California’s political apparatus finally recognized a yawning achievement gap in its public schools, separating poor and English-learner…
CALMATTERS: Cowboys vs. Seahawks game was a better show than Newsom vs. DeSantis | Columns
What is there to say about Thursday night’s much-hyped “debate” between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?…
CALMATTERS: What went wrong at EDD? An investigation of its managerial meltdown
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CALMATTERS: Closed-off Interstate 10 is no stranger to major damage or political attention | Columns
If any freeway is a cultural icon, it is Interstate 10, which stretches more than 2,460 miles through eight southern…
CALMATTERS: California will finally see a highly competitive contest for U.S. Senate | Columns
California has seen some humdinger contests for its U.S. Senate seats, but none worthy of note in this century. Two…
CALMATTERS: Gavin Newsom’s trip to Israel and China was tinged with hypocrisy | Columns
So what should Californians glean from their governor’s global gallivanting last week? We learned that Gavin Newsom won’t let tinges…
CALMATTERS: How liberal California compares to Florida, Texas on social media regulation | Columns
The dichotomy between blue and red states – in essence California vs. Florida and Texas – has played out in…