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In the News

Could Gov. Jerry Brown Be The New Face Of An Anti-Nukes Campaign? He's Thinking About It

quoting Sam Nunn, William J. Perry, George P. Shultzvia Los Angeles Times
Thursday, March 23, 2017

For Gov. Jerry Brown, the question isn’t why he spent so much time in Washington this week talking about the growing threat of nuclear annihilation — it’s why everyone else isn’t doing the same.

In the News

Jerry Brown Hits Donald Trump’s Washington Amid Pitched Partisan Fights

quoting Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Monday, March 20, 2017

Gov. Jerry Brown will arrive in Washington, D.C. just in time for a week’s worth of pitched partisan battles on issues of consequence to Californians.

Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump's Key To Winning: The Economy

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Garrison (WIBC)
Friday, March 17, 2017

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the water management issues in California, as well as the opposition to President Trump.

In the News

Schwarzenegger For Senate?

quoting Bill Whalenvia Politico
Thursday, March 9, 2017

California GOP circles are buzzing about the prospect of the Governator serving in Donald Trump’s Washington.

In the News

Thursday Short Cuts

quoting Victor Davis Hansonvia Patriot Post
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Governors who cannot build a reservoir have little business fantasizing about 200-mph super trains.

Featured

Don't Sweat The Big Stuff

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Politicians who cannot cope with the realities of governing should stop fantasizing about utopia.

Analysis and Commentary

Can Democrats Find Their Gubernatorial Groove? Can Republicans Gain Ground In California?

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

John Cox is running for governor of California. As far as I know, he’s not related to Edward Cox, Richard Nixon’s son-in-law, Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor Nixon wanted fired, or James M. Cox, the answer to the question of who lost to Warren Harding in 1920.

Featured

Integrate Western Power Grid To Reduce Emissions, Energy Costs

by James L. Sweeneyvia Sacramento Bee
Friday, March 3, 2017

California has built up an excess of electricity-generation capacity in the years following the crisis of 2000-01, the Los Angeles Times recently reported. Some have sought to justify this as insurance against more shortages and blackouts.

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D.C. And West Coast Are Worlds Apart

by Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Thursday, March 2, 2017

This column comes from the nation’s capital, where it dawns on me that I’ve reached a dubious milestone: the first one-third of my professional career was spent practicing the black arts of politics, policy and media here in Washington, D.C.; the more recent two-thirds has been toiling in a similar vineyard in California.

In the News

Can The California Republican Party Bounce Back In 2018? Here's The Chairman's Game Plan

quoting Tammy Frisbyvia Los Angeles Times
Friday, February 24, 2017

Jim Brulte hopes to keep a job few would envy: As chairman of the California Republican Party, he’s tasked with trying to steer his party out of the wilderness in one of the bluest states in the nation.

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