Editorial: Brown leaves key elements off table in university debate
For a few days during the past week, higher education reform has moved to the top of the agenda for Gov. Jerry Brown.
Obamacare stays, California taxes rise and gridlock returns to D.C.
The votes have been counted and now California and the U.S. face a slightly changed political landscape but a series of new realities. Obamacare will not be repealed, Proposition 30 passed despite a furious advertising assault and Latino voters helped put a Democrat into a congressional seat that represents most of Ventura County. Some further Read More →
Editorial: Gov. Brown’s pension moves don’t go far enough
The reforms themselves won’t fix California’s deep pension woes.
Editorial: Private sector, not train, likely to put state on track
Despite an improving economy, discontent is simmering across California this summer.
Stagterity: An economic ailment the region may not shake easily
By the time Gov. Jerry Brown’s desperate actions to close a $15.7 billion budget gap trickle down to the Central Coast, the region will be stuck at zero growth rates for as far as the eye can see. What we face is a situation where stagnation is fueled by austerity, resulting in a condition I’ve Read More →
Gov. Brown talks high-speed rail, energy
During Gov. Jerry Brown’s first term as head of the state, he green-lighted a plan for a high-speed rail. Thirty years later, the statewide rail project remains a priority for Brown — and it’s one way the California government is working to make the state green. “What’s really interesting right now is to look back Read More →
Editorial: Higher education caught in governor’s game with voters
In his proposed 2012-13 budget, Gov. Jerry Brown is playing a high-stakes game when it comes to higher education.
