Robbie Short, Author at CalMatters

A man passing money to another in a brown envelope.

Combating corruption: How effective is the political watchdog Jerry Brown helped create?

by Robbie Short and Laurel Rosenhall July 25, 2018June 23, 2020

Gov. Jerry Brown rose to power in the 1970s expressing a passion for cleaning up politics—but hasn’t demonstrated the same zeal in the sunset of his career.

Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell, both Democrats who are gay, present a bill to ban for-profit conversion therapy services in California. Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters

Emotional fight over conversion therapy: Should California limit services meant to turn gay people straight?

by Robbie Short June 24, 2018March 23, 2021

Judge in Stanford rape case removed from bench by Santa Clara County voters

by Robbie Short June 5, 2018June 23, 2020

Two people hold Boring Company flamethrowers.

Lawmakers back off, allowing Elon Musk—and his California customers—to play with fire

by Robbie Short May 30, 2018June 23, 2020