“Organic, biodynamic, and integrated pest management systems are working all around the world and are the hope not only for food sustainability but for the control of global climate change. Even normally conservative World Bank […]

The only way the planned California bullet train could possibly be exempted from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) would be via legislative action followed by a signature from Gov. Jerry Brown. That’s because normal […]

By the second week of November, most Californians will probably believe they were correct when they set up the “top two” primary election system used for the first time this year. In more than 20 […]

The selection of Paul Ryan as Vice President on the Republican ticket will, I believe, prove to be historical in a wider sense than just the politics of the coming election. Ryan’s selection clearly and […]

If there’s such a thing as a sure thing it politics, it is this: If the water plan announced late last month by Gov. Jerry Brown ever passes the state Legislature, it will surely become […]

California voters can be excused if they get a sense of déjà vu when taking their first look at the ballot initiative pamphlets for the fall election. That’s because they’ve already seen and decided on […]

The Field Poll is rarely wrong in gauging public sentiment. Its final reading prior to a major election almost never deviates more than 4 percent or 5 percent from the final vote. That’s why the […]