The latest in the California, including a campaign to turn a coastal stretch of the Golden State into a new nation called “Pacifica”; the politics of “shrinkflation”; what this year’s US Senate race says about California’s top-two primary system; plus the legacy of the late C.C. Myers, who rebuilt the Santa Monica Freeway after 1994’s Northridge Earthquake.
California’s Proposition 1, a $6.38 billion bond addressing mental health treatment across the Golden State, seems destined for voter approval. Is it sound policy – and a sound expense for a state deeply in debt? Hoover senior fellow Lee Ohanian and distinguished policy fellow Bill Whalen, both contributors to Hoover’s “California on Your Mind” web channel, join Hoover senior product manager Jonathan Movroydis to discuss the latest in the California, including a campaign to turn a coastal stretch of the Golden State into a new nation called “Pacifica”; the politics of “shrinkflation”; what this year’s US Senate race says about California’s top-two primary system; plus the legacy of the late C.C. Myers, who rebuilt the Santa Monica Freeway after 1994’s Northridge Earthquake.
Videos
Is the progressive dream of wealth taxes soon to be reality – or a fiscal and economic nightmare – should voters approve Proposition 40 and a one-time 5% tax on the holdings of the Golden State’s billionaire class? And 25 years after one of the darkest days in the republic’s history, what is the legacy of the 9/11 attacks on America?
September 9, 2026
Articles
State rulemakers shouldn’t rush into transforming an existing marketplace where consumers buy what they want and can afford. Innovation and competition mean better products will prevail without coercion.
August 31, 2026
Videos
How do California elections actually work? Benjamin Ginsberg breaks down who runs the state’s elections, how ballots are counted, why results can take weeks to finalize, and what safeguards are built into the process.
August 28, 2026 • 24 Min Watch
