Friends, we have brought this on ourselves. We have allowed greed and prejudice to substitute for reason and sane policy.
Bennet Kelley | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
What today's Republicans ignore is that while Reagan talked the conservative talk, he governed as a pragmatist.
Carlos Watson | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics
I believe the ruling will hasten national acceptance of gay marriage. Let me explain.
Ellen Brown | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business
An injection of new money from a system of publicly-owned banks on the model of the Bank of North Dakota could thaw the credit freeze and bring spring to California's markets once again.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics
If Arnold and the Democrats can waste state money holding failed ballot initiatives and "special elections" they can set aside a little cash for a Constitutional Convention.
New York Times | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
California, it has long been claimed, is where the future happens first. But is that still true? If it is, God help America. The recession has hit ...
Los Angeles Times | Peter Nicholas and Richard Simon | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics
California needs to solve its financial crisis by itself and should not expect an emergency bailout from the White House, an array of Obama administra...
Phil Angelides | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
Before the governor and the Legislature take a meat ax to the budget, they should take a breath, accept responsibility for the voters' judgment and try to get it right this time.
The Plum Line | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
In August of 2007, candidate Barack Obama did a high profile "walk a day in the shoes" of California homecare worker Pauline Beck. The SEIU's video ...
David Latt | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
Why did Schwarzenegger use a referendum to solve the budget impasse? Putting complex budget questions to a popular vote acknowledges the dysfunction of the legislative process.
W. Norton Grubb | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics
The numbers showed that the relationship between spending per pupil and student outcomes in California (and elsewhere) is somewhere between weak and nonexistent.
Reuters | Jim Christie | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics
California's government may see a dramatic overhaul because its budget is in such disarray and on track for a staggering shortfall of at least $15.4 b...
Kim Cranston | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics
If you're unsure about how to vote in the California Special Election on May 19, see how organizations and people you trust from across the political and ideological spectrum recommend you vote.
Phil Angelides | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics
When Californians look to Sacramento, they see a governor and a state government that have consistently failed to honestly address the state's chronic fiscal disarray.
Karen Bass | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics
The California budget approved last week by the legislature and signed by the governor is tough medicine and hard to swallow. But with our state on the edge of a fiscal cliff, it had to be done.
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics
We suggest that California's governor and state legislature bone up on Robin Hood 101, and start taking from the rich and giving to the poor instead of the other way around!
AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers passed a massive tax increase Thursday along with making billions in spending cuts, ending a grueling ...
Byron Williams | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics
The problem for California it has long had an imbalance between what it brings in, and what it spends in state government. This has never been addressed.
AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chances of a quick resolution to California's budget stalemate appeared to fade Wednesday after Senate Republican holdouts ...
nytimes.com | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics
The state of California - its deficits ballooning, its lawmakers intransigent and its governor apparently free of allies or influence - appears headed...
AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Monday were locked in a frustrating search for one more vote to approve a $42 billion budget-balanc...
Wall Street Journal | JIM CARLTON and BOBBY WHITE | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics
As Sacramento squabbles over the state's $42 billion deficit, Californians are getting a bitter taste of what's to come after the steep budget cuts th...
Paul Hogarth | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics
With the fiscal crisis devastating California's coffers, it's time for everyone to sacrifice - but let's demand that those who can afford to pay give their share.
Sacramento Bee | Steve Wiegand | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics
State Controller John Chiang warned Tuesday that the first group to get hit in the wallet by California's budget debacle is likely to include legisla...
Byron Williams | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics
Does the current economic crisis mean that our elected leadership no longer has an obligation to invest in California's human infrastructure?
Peter Clothier | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics