Proposition 22 on the November ballot is the latest fiscal battle between the state and local governments -- and it could be the knock-out punch for the state in its efforts to close its chronic budget shortfalls. 

"Ron Paul Was Right", or so said the Atlantic's 'The Daily Dish' blog in reference to the release of an exhaustive study on the root causes of suicide terrorism. 

Late last week, United States Attorney General Eric Holder warned Californians not to expect kid glove handling of federal marijuana law infractions even if the drug becomes legal under state Prop 19.   

It's harvest time for many California agricultural products. Although wet weather has delayed the harvest of several crops and potentially damaged one, specialty crop output should be plentiful overall. 

On Monday evening, all seven ballot-qualified candidates for governor of New York participated in a debate which propelled an eccentric third party candidate into the national spotlight and ignited a much-needed discussion about the role of such debates in our political culture. 

Many Californians are deeply concerned about the consequences stemming from ineffective federal immigration enforcement.  This conclusion can be drawn from measuring recent sentiment of how Californians view federal responsibility in dealing with illegal immigration and the crimes associated with it. 

Last week, I covered the flip-flopping and mixed signals coming from the feminist organization NOW in the aftermath of a scandalous voicemail message which inadvertently caught someone on California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown's campaign using the word "whore" to describe a woman, his Republican opponent, Meg Whitman.