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Opinion: How A California Recall Could Backfire For Conservatives Intent On Ousting Newsom
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California Dreamin’ Of A Legacy
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by Michael J. Boskinvia Wall Street Journal
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Are High Housing Costs Restraining California's Growth?
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by Carson Brunovia Real Clear Markets
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San Francisco Loses A Mayor, But Holds On To Its Complicated Existence

by Bill Whalenvia Forbes
Sunday, December 17, 2017

On Sunday afternoon, worlds collided in San Francisco. On one channel, the San Francisco 49ers were playing live, in their relatively new home in suburban Santa Clara.

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Analysis and Commentary

Gov. Brown Can Be Bold For California Women

by Bill Whalenvia The Sacremento Bee
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Here’s a suggestion for Gov. Jerry Brown when he drafts his final State of the State Address: celebrate women by marking a state milestone, then do something bold on women’s behalf.

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In the News

When “Top-Two” Means “Only One”

quoting Larry Diamondvia The American Interest
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Could open primaries help elevate a new breed of political moderates? California’s experience suggests otherwise.

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Analysis and Commentary

Spot The Irony

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The following is from C.J. Ciaramella, "New York Prosecutors Gave Themselves $3.2 Million in Bonuses With Asset Forfeiture Funds," Reason Blog, November 28, 2017: The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in New York doled out $3.25 million in bonuses to prosecutors from its asset forfeiture fund since 2012, according to records obtained by Newsday through a Freedom of Information request.
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In the News

Sexual Misconduct Allegations Hamstring Campaign To Oust Feinstein

quoting Bill Whalenvia The Washington Free Beacon
Friday, November 24, 2017

California State Senate roiled by allegations of sexual harassment in recent days.

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Analysis and Commentary

Sexual Harassment Scandal Won’t Change The State Capitol. Jerry Brown Is One Reason Why

by Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Here are two predictions for next March. A Hollywood beset by scandal will turn the Academy Awards into four tedious hours of self-righteous apologies laden with crocodile tears. And you won’t be hearing much about sexual harassment in the state Capitol.

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While Other Nations Fear The “Silver Tsunami,” The Golden State Should Learn To Surf The Coming Aging Wave

by Greg Lucasvia Eureka
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

It’s time to finally ditch the “Silver Tsunami” label about longevity.  By 2020 one in five Californians—about 8 million residents of America’s nation-state—will be aged sixty years or older.  That ratio will climb to one in four by 2030. 

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Jerry Brown Meets Doc Brown: Has California Gone “Back To The Future” On Taxes And Crime?

by Joel Foxvia Eureka
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Despite changing demographics and a sharp veer to the ideological left, is it possible that California could take a political trip back to the future as two staples resurface that drove the state’s politics in the more conservative 1980s and 1990s? Look around and you’ll see indications that even in this liberal bastion on the left coast, the issues of taxes and crime are stirring again.

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Immigration Reform
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California, The Rhetoric Of Illegal Immigration, And The Perils Of Ignoring Thucydides’s Warning

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Eureka
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Vocabulary changes always reflect the agendas of a political debate. The fight over illegal immigration plays out by altering words and their meanings. Take the traditional rubric “illegal alien.” The English has been clear and exact for nearly a century: illegal alien (cf. Latin alienus) was a descriptive term for any foreigner who crossed the US border without coming through customs to obtain proper legal sanction.

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California Dreamin’: Of Bolder Leaders Unafraid To Challenge The Vested Interests Running The Golden State—And Ruining Its Future

by Michael J. Boskinvia Eureka
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Californians long led an idyllic version of the American Dream: lots of sunshine, jobs, upward mobility, home and automobile ownership, inviting ample space and tremendous mobility.  Long a harbinger of national trends and an incubator of innovation, the Golden State used to be home to steadily rising standards of living, outstanding public schools and universities, and enviable infrastructure.

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