California Prisons

San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris Talks To Kimberly Marteau About Her New Book Smart On Crime

Kimberly Marteau Emerson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books


Kimberly Marteau Emerson

What does it mean to be "smart on crime?" Are we not being smart now? Answers from author and San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris.

We Can't Afford the Politics of Punishment

Michael Meranze | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Michael Meranze

As we have built more prisons we have taken resources that could have been used for our roads, our schools, our public health, our fire departments, and our neediest citizens.

Stealing From California's Young People

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

By blocking any new revenue streams to fund higher education, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Senate Republican minority are not only taxing California's young people and their families, they are crippling the state's future.

Tone Deaf Governor

Mike Farrell | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Mike Farrell

Leadership, Governor Schwarzenegger, means doing the right thing: serving people, not victimizing them.