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Sacramento again refuses to grow up
In population, Sacramento is one of California's larger cities, but it stubborly refuses to adopt a big city system of governance.
Dan Walters
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How long will Newsom have one-man rule?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been governing under an emergency decree for eight months but one judge says he's crossed the line by ignoring state laws.
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California voters like Biden, unions not so much
Voters in blue California are favoring Joe Biden and other Democrats but unions are faring poorly vis-a-vis corporations.
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Incompetence could be GOP’s opportunity
If California Republicans have a comeback chance, it lies in popular disgust with incompetent governance.
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Election tests depth of California’s blueness
California is a blue state but this election may tell us just how deeply blue it truly is.
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Does more money mean better schools?
A new academic report once again calls for big increase in California school spending, but doesn't go far enough.
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Voters face three union-business conflicts
Three of California's 12 statewide ballot measures renew sharp conflicts between business and unions.
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It’s déjà vu for affirmative action proponents
Proponents of Proposition 16, which would reinstate affirmative action, are trailing badly and once again are playing the Ku Klux Klan card.
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Left wing wants to cancel Dianne Feinstein
The Democratic Party's left wing wants to cancel Dianne Feinstein, a fixture of California politics for six decades.
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California’s vague new financial regulation law
California has a new financial regulation law but its reach is vague and awaits more definition.