Another televised debate, another missed chance to clear up California’s unsettled governor’s race | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That old question pretty much sums up what was billed…
Young ho’s cook everything on high | Cal In Color
Nothing bruises my ego quite like having to admit that my parents were right. I’ve even gone so…
Battles over business regulation resume in California’s Capitol with new legislation | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
A nearly two-hour hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday encapsulated the Capitol’s longest-running conflict — going at…
Advocates in Oakland, California press for $30 minimum wage
Oakland workers are ready to be paid a lot more. Worker advocates in Oakland are pressing for a…
California colleges spend millions on faulty AI systems: ‘The chatbot is outdated’
California community college districts are spending millions of dollars on artificial intelligence-powered chatbots intended to help students navigate…
Los Angeles, Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and…
LA Mayor Karen Bass deflects blame, adds insult to injury for wildfire victims | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles 13 months ago destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with almost…
California can’t shed a history of persistent government corruption | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
Susan Shelley, a columnist at the Orange County Register, recently reminded her readers — and the whole state…
New mayoral challenger in Los Angeles draws Mamdani comparisons
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles’ political world was uniformly floored when Nithya Raman announced her eleventh-hour campaign for…
Another ‘Political Earthquake’? Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman Enters Mayoral Race
Hours before the noon filing deadline on Saturday, Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman made a last-minute entry…
How Lurie’s State of the City speech one-upped Mamdani
It is tempting to believe the sun always shines on Daniel Lurie. That’s been the case, anyway, for…
Gavin Newsom’s anti-Zohran moment: the California billionaires tax
Gavin Newsom’s stance against California’s proposed “Billionaire Tax Act” has exposed a rift in the Democratic Party, with…