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UC Heeds Its Critics; Will Take More Californians:

December 5, 2015

December 5, 2015

After more than three years of steadfastly denying the increased enrollment of foreign and out-of-state students could endanger the very...

Email Issue Hints At Possible Brown Corruption Role:

November 29, 2015

November 29, 2015

There is no doubt Gov. Jerry Brown has tolerated corruption in his administration. But now there are hints that he...

Good News, Bad News In Latest School Test Scores:

November 28, 2015

November 28, 2015

There was good news and bad news – and in other ways no news at all – in the latest...

The Holidays: A Consideration:

November 28, 2015

November 28, 2015

We are in the “holiday season” now which the Grinch-ier among us might call the “Shopping Season” and those looking...

San Mateo Shows Likely Future Of California Voting:

November 22, 2015

November 22, 2015

At about 8:05 p.m. Nov. 3, anyone in San Mateo County who cared knew that its (almost) all-mail election was...

Will Trump Have GOP Wishing For A National Top-Two?:

November 21, 2015

November 21, 2015

Critics call California’s three-year-old top two primary election system a “jungle primary” because it tosses candidates of all stripes into...

Pump Prices Down A Bit, But Gas Gouging Continues:

November 15, 2015

November 15, 2015

The days when oil companies could credibly deny they’re gouging California drivers just because they’ve dropped pump prices a bit...

Anti-Semitism Issue Becomes Test For UC Chief:

November 14, 2015

November 14, 2015

It’s rather doubtful that Janet Napolitano worried much when she first heard vandals scrawled swastikas and the message “Jews to...

Firefighting Doubletalk: More Fodder For Government Distrust:

November 8, 2015

November 8, 2015

Many Californians now deeply distrust state government, and with good reason. Start with the Public Utilities Commission, proven to have...

Insurance Arrangement Shows PUC Hasn’t Change:

November 7, 2015

November 7, 2015

State commissions, like people and corporations, rarely change unless they’re given strong motivation; sometimes change has to be forced on...