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High Taxes, Regulations and a Swell Economy Jan. 05, 2016
In the mythology of the right, California must fail. Its high taxes, strict environmental rules and ... Read More
A Year Filled With Festivals Jan. 02, 2016
By Victor Block In Gilroy, California, people line up to purchase watermelon, ice cream and chocola... Read More
The Gun Debate, Continued Dec. 08, 2015
There is something I forgot to mention in my Sunday column about California's gun laws and their fai... Read More
False Answers on Mass Shootings Dec. 06, 2015
Mass shootings elicit a chorus much like the widespread response to the Islamic State: We must do so... Read More
Gun Violence Erupts in a State of Gun Control Dec. 06, 2015
There are two kinds of Americans. One sees a mass shooting — such as the recent killings in Sa... Read More
Let Pharmacies Prescribe Birth Control Nov. 26, 2015
Back in 1933, Rep. Walter Pierce of Oregon introduced a bill in Congress to let doctors discuss birt... Read More
Kermit Alexander's Life Sentence Nov. 15, 2015
Former San Francisco 49ers star Kermit Alexander is death penalty opponents' worst nightmare. Foes o... Read More
Who Even Wants to Be House Speaker? Oct. 10, 2015
Rep. Tom McClintock of California is about as conservative a Republican as you can find in Congress.... Read More
Will Property Crime Uptick Become Crime Wave? Oct. 04, 2015
"Crime drops to new lows," read Tuesday's San Francisco Chronicle headline for a story about histori... Read More
California's New Death Row: Virginia Oct. 01, 2015
California has a new death row; it's called Virginia. Anti-death penalty advocates, federal judges a... Read More
The 'Affordable Housing' Fraud Sep. 29, 2015
Nowhere has there been so much hand-wringing over a lack of "affordable housing," as among politicia... Read More
Keep Your Eyes on the Race: Carly Fiorina's Prepared to Fight Sep. 20, 2015
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Who is this Carly Fiorina? In the press filing center at the CNN Republi... Read More
Will Sacramento Enact This Bad End-of-Life Bill? Sep. 15, 2015
California Gov. Jerry Brown convened a special session of the Legislature to fix a $1 billion shortf... Read More
The Odd Politics of Fighting Wildfires Aug. 27, 2015
As wildfires plague much of the American West, one must ask, Who is paying to put them out? The answ... Read More
Santa Barbara -- the Great Escape Aug. 23, 2015
By Jim Farber "Welcome to El Capitan," said the handwritten sign in front of the lifeguard tower at ... Read More
In the Wake of Proposition 47, California Sees a Crime Wave Aug. 16, 2015
"The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act" isn't living up to its promise. Also known as Proposition 4... Read More
Sanctuary State Is a Haven for Criminals Aug. 13, 2015
"I am not remiss to say that from Washington, D.C., to Sacramento, there is a blood trail to Marilyn... Read More
Fighting Climate Change for Real Aug. 04, 2015
Time to drop this "war on coal" talk. Time to ignore the hollering by coal country politicians over ... Read More
Flogging the Flag Where There Is None Jul. 30, 2015
When South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill to boot the Confederate flag from State House gro... Read More
Kevin Cooper Is Guilty; That's a 'Death Row' Story Jul. 26, 2015
Last year, CNN's "Death Row Stories" ran an episode about a California woman convicted of first-degr... Read More
