California, we often hear, is a lousy place to do business. It’s riddled with needless regulations that make surviving hard for businesses. Those are the words of this state’s detractors, …
Businesses are moving out of California — or at least building new facilities in other states — partly because this is such a high-tax state. That’s the frequent claim of …
Crime has been a seesaw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was in vogue for a while recently, but now the balance is back to …
An old saying tells us “no one votes for the vice president in a presidential election, just for the president.” The quick ascension of Californian Kamala Harris to her party’s …
At every level of government, there are times when the left hand seems to have no clue what the right hand is doing. Nov. 8 might become one of those …
A measure this fall letting Solano County voters approve — or not — a vast new development about 45 miles northeast of San Francisco just may have been the most …
From the way they’re acting, it’s clear Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara believe they have no choice other than caving in to insurance industry blackmail. Related …
Scott Wiener would have been all smiles if Gov. Gavin Newsom opted to sign his supposedly landmark bill to govern development of new artificial intelligence devices and programs in California. …
This fall’s campaign over the anti-crime Proposition 36 now promises to be one of the more expensive and unnecessary ballot measure campaigns California has seen, as avid supporters of the …
As Labor Day approaches, bringing the semi-official start of this completely unprecedented presidential election season, the vastly altered scene makes the outcomes of several heavily contested California congressional races even …