I believe that all food companies, large and tiny, have a food safety responsibility and every food processing facility should be inspected -- what do you think?
Does the air of shock around the latest in California's chronic budget crisis count as a failure of Gov. Brown's communications strategy? Or as a success? A bad shock may be what the electoral doctor ordered for Brown's November revenue initiative.
Faced with unassailable evidence that the death penalty in California costs hundreds of millions of dollars per year, supporters tend to respond with what is intended to be a conversation stopper: "You can't put a price tag on justice."
Where, outside of Iran, will new nuclear power plants be contemplated? Wherever that may be, it looks to be increasingly few and far between.
Three cheers for California's governor, state superintendent, and state board chair, for applying for a waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind) that doesn't kowtow to Washington.
The whole thing is very odd. It all highlights what a conundrum that leaders from Washington to California face in dealing with the challenges and opportunities presented by a clearly ascending and not very well understood China.
Governor Jerry Brown responded to questions from Fresh Dialogues about high speed rail and electric vehicles. Can California afford to spend a penny on high speed rail?
California is an important proving ground for new energy and transportation initiatives. Governor Jerry Brown is in Washington for a round of meetings and appearances. What will he say?
It might just be President Hillary Clinton, after all. But what would that mean? Could she move the country forward after a tumultuous period of transition under Barack Obama?
Jerry Brown has a number of problems to deal with in his new/renewed governorship. One of the biggest of all is a persistent tunnel vision in California's frequently dysfunctional political culture.
For California to meet its AB32 goals, the state will need to do more than just tinkering with its energy and transportation systems.
Gov. Jerry Brown, I admire your lifetime of service to the great state of California. As a resident and small business owner of 20 years in Californi...
Jerry Brown, back for a third term after his fascinating two terms as governor in the 1970s and '80s is now California's oldest governor, with little sign of slowing down.
When I recently learned that Governor Brown plans to consolidate the Department of Mental Health and Department of Behavioral Health into the Department of Health Care Services, I became immediately concerned.
A reason students attend community college before applying to a more expensive four-year college is to save money. Pricier courses would undermine their purpose: providing affordable options to students from all backgrounds.
Another big shoe dropped Wednesday in the ongoing crisis of the California Republican Party. One of its young rising stars, state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, dropped his party registration to become an independent.