The weekend, the "Citizens Redistricting Commission" announced they decided to skip the publication of a second draft of redistricting maps.One Commissioner, Cynthia Dai, told the media, "We were runn ...

There is an old adage in politics that I rarely subscribe to which is to be careful what you ask for.  After all you would be paralyzed if you adhered to that principle, unable to act.Nevertheless, Re ...

While much of the focus on Monday remained at the top with the swearing in of new Governor Jerry Brown, one of the biggest offices will undoubtedly be the California Office of the Attorney General whe ...

The first time I saw Kamala Harris was in San Jose back in 2008 at the California Democratic Convention.  It was during the heat of the primary battle, and both of the top Democrat contenders sent rep ...

The caveat, of course, is that things change in politics very quickly.  In 1994, California was not a blue state.  Pete Wilson had just been re-elected Governor by a wide margin, despite having extrem ...

Accusations Fly As Ballots Continue to be Counted - From the start, the California Attorney General's Race figured to be one of the most important races on the downside of the ticket.  The outcome of ...

As the campaigns in California were nearing an end, I ran a story on the Field Poll showing both Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer moving from close races to a big leads.  I pay particular attention to th ...

For much of the last decade, California has been ungovernable - beset by partisan polarization and hamstrung by a political system designed in another era.  The state was led by an inexperienced and a ...

Jerry Brown leads Democratic Sweep in California - Democrats were licking in their wounds on Tuesday night, but frankly it could have been worse - a lot worse.  Republicans took the House, but Democra ...

Democratic voters reading this ought to brace themselves for a rough night that is likely to rival 1994, if not exceed it.  Angry voters across the nation are poised to sweep out the incumbents yet ag ...

New Regulations Depend on Voters Opposing Prop 23 - Landmark global warming rules are set to start in January 1, 2012 under new rules released last Friday by state air regulators which would put rough ...

Another proposition that perhaps has not received enough attention is Proposition 26, which would require supermajority voter approval for raising state and local fees by recategorizing them as taxes. ...

Californians may want to a build a mote around the state, protecting it from the tidal wave that is about to hit the rest of the country.  Fueled by anger and frustration over a lingering economic dow ...

US Attorney General Eric Holder and and Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), have inserted themselves into the debate on Prop 19, arguing that they would no ...

It was last June when the voters of California sent a loud and clear message that they would not be fooled by a deceptive ballot measure backed by tens of millions from PG&E in order to help PG&E corn ...

The Associated Press this morning is reporting on the latest Public Policy Institute of California polling on the California's Governor's race.  The PPIC poll, released late yesterday, shows that form ...

The other week Tom Torlakson, who is running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, really had some thoughtful things to say about education.  One the things he said that stuck in my mind had ...

The US Attorney General has now weighed in, to join local law enforcement in opposing the legalization of marijuana.  The Justice Department has strongly opposed Proposition 19, and has been pressured ...

Marijuana legalization has always formed a good nexus for me - tying in my libertarian streak of wanting the government not to involve itself in private lives of individuals (I part ways on economic i ...

It was not Jerry Brown's finest moment of the campaign or in the debate, but it is the moment that everyone is talking about, even though it will not do a thing to fix the problems of California.At is ...