Proposition 35, the Medi-Cal funding measure on the Nov. 5 ballot, presents another example of special-interest ballot-box budgeting that limits the discretion of lawmakers and reduces flexibility to respond …
California’s budget was hemorrhaging red ink 15 years ago as the Great Recession clobbered personal income tax revenues and then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators were desperately trying to balance their …
When the industrial revolution erupted in 18th century Britain — replacing handwork with machinery in the manufacture of goods — many of the affected textile workers responded by attacking and disabling …
“Father Knows Best” was a popular radio show in the post-World War II era that morphed into an even more popular television series starring actor Robert Young. Young’s character, …
SAN JOSE — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills on Friday intended to crack down on retail, property and auto theft. The 10 bills, which …
Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom donned blue jeans and a t-shirt to participate in a well-choreographed cleanup of a squalid encampment in Los Angeles, declaring that homelessness is the “biggest scar on the …
East County’s Cajon Valley Union School District is the latest addition to a small but growing crowd of districts moving to require employees to inform parents of possible changes in …
A package of bills Governor Newsom urged in this year to crack down on retail thefts is headed to his desk after passing through the state legislature Monday. The ten …
Google was once the company with the motto “Don’t be evil.” Well, those days are gone. Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Silicon Valley company is …
In a letter to California schools, Gov. Gavin Newsom urged educators to immediately restrict cell phone use on campus as students return to the classroom. “Excessive smartphone use among youth …