Annual crime report shows fear of increasing crime is justified
Political officeholders at all levels and of all ideological stripes habitually pursue a...
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Author: Dan Walters, Cal Matters
California’s winners and losers in bids for more state budget aid
In the months leading up to last week’s passage of a new state budget, three major public service...
Read MoreCalifornia politicians deciding state budget without knowing the full picture
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are flying blind as they attempt to fashion a new state...
Read MoreWho benefits from Amazon’s immense sales taxes in California?
Twelve years ago, after weeks of public saber-rattling and secret negotiations, then-Gov. Jerry...
Read MoreWhen California laws go too far, the courts intervene
Early explorers believed California to be an island, and while its physical attachment to the rest...
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