There is an undercurrent to the debate on San Francisco’s Proposition C that proposes to increase the gross receipts tax on big companies to pay for homeless services. On the surface the campaign is ...

I read a commentary by Joe Matthews in Fox and Hounds recently that argued California’s Top Two Primary works against centrists and actually increases the advantage of t­he more ideological candidates ...

Little about political contributions in California is hidden. Information is easily accessible at Cal-Access, a website run by California’s Secretary of State. For example, look here to see ...

As Democrats swept all Statewide seats last night (with the exception of one still being counted as of publication time), Republicans were left stunned wondering what went wrong. While the experts’ ...

One of the biggest surprises in the PPIC Statewide Surveys this fall has been the inability of Proposition 2 (aka the rainy day fund) to garner majority support from voters. The measure—which was ...

“Public employees have a private interest in taking more and more of the taxpayer-generated revenue for themselves. In other words, public employees have a private interest in diverting public funds ...

Sacramento insiders are carefully watching the results of Tuesday’s local elections dealing with transportation issues. Resounding support for local transportation tax increases could embolden state ...

The Republican election day tide which saw a gain of 7 senate seats, 13 House seats and 3 governorships across the nation banged into the Sierra Nevada wall that has often separated California ...

The flair up over moving transportation funds from fixing road projects to alternative transportation modes to fight climate change has the distinct feel of a bait and switch on the public even though ...

Here we go again. The Legislature passes a vague and open-ended law intended to reduce exposure to hazardous chemicals. A state regulator proposes rules without any consideration of economic impacts ...

Election Day is finally here. No more robocalls and ungainly mailers to fill your mailbox. The last act on this Election Day is yours. If you have not done so by mail – expected to be over 60-percent ...

California’s transition from its previous STAR program to the Common Core State Standards has been slow and more costly than expected. With the first Common Core tests scheduled for this spring, ...