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Opinion: Brown’s Naiveté in Assuming Fair PUC

June 18, 2018

June 18, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown has made this year something like a farewell tour, traveling the world as the de facto leader...

Opinion: Despite Whiners, Top Two Again Works As Planned

June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018

It happens every two years during the spring primary election season: One major party or the other feels wronged by...

Opinion: Explaining California’s Low GOP Vote

June 12, 2018

June 12, 2018

  When all the votes have finally been counted, the total tally for the two major Republican candidates in this...

Opinion: Endorsement Trumps Big Money, Gets Cox into Runoff

June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018

Things began looking desperate in early May for Antonio Villaraigosa’s campaign to become the next governor of California, as one...

Opinion: Waiting for Real Proposition 13 Change

June 6, 2018

June 6, 2018

No law is more important to lifestyles in California than Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 law that limits property taxes...

Opinion: Solar Mandate, Under Attack, Actually Good For Consumers

May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018

Ever since the California Energy Commission adopted a new solar panel requirement for new homes sold in 2020 and beyond,...

Opinion: Major Election System Changes

May 29, 2018

May 29, 2018

 If you’re voting June 5 in a neighborhood garage or the clubhouse of a park or a school auditorium, you...

Opinion: Another Silly, Hopeless Plan to Split California

May 23, 2018

May 23, 2018

          It’s silly season again in California. For the seventh time in the last 30 years or so, activists are suggesting...

Opinion: Focus is on Candidates Propositions Also Offer Key Choices

May 21, 2018

May 21, 2018

  Very rightly, the focus in this ongoing California primary election season is on candidates for offices from Congress to...

Opinion: Top Two Test? Gop Could Decide An All-Demo Runoff

May 17, 2018

May 17, 2018

As California’s run for governor nears its June primary election milestone, there’s still a strong possibility this will wind up...