California is poised to become the nation’s first state to ban single-use plastic and paper bags at supermarkets and convenience stores.

In a trend that continues to accelerate, chickens are going mainstream in suburban and urban backyards across the nation.

It was 1972 and I was coming out of the Navy with the hope of entering the civilian workforce.  It took me a couple of months to find the right position and begin what would be a 30-year career in corporate communications. 

Despite philosophical differences between the Coffee Party and the Tea Party, both grassroots movements are united by at least two key principles. 

Proposition 23, which will be on the California ballot in November, seeks to effectively abolish the landmark AB32 bill. Also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act, AB32 passed in 2006 and was strongly supported by Gov. Schwarzenegger.

It was not so long ago that observers of America’s political scene, both pessimistic and optimistic, predicted that a Value-Added Tax (VAT) would be the inevitable future of our current spending.

The joint Senate Assembly committee tasked with budgeting the current fiscal year is seeking to delay approval of a controversial fumigant for use on California strawberry fields.