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From The Cheap Seats: It’s Time for Some Tough Love

January 15, 2025 3:42 pmJanuary 15, 2025 3:47 pm

One of the biggest issues during the recent elections in California was the persistent problem of homelessness. In full campaign mode, candidates mirrored voter concerns. Incumbents voiced vague plans to address the matter, challengers kept up with their attack lines....

A Good Government Union?

December 26, 2022 10:11 amDecember 27, 2022 10:30 am

The terms “government employee union” and “civil service protection” tend not to inspire confidence amongst the general public, especially those who have been to the DMV, had to deal with the EDD, or have a child in public school in...

The New Power of Incumbency: How COVID-19 Has Changed Voters’ Expectations for Politicians

April 2, 2020 3:06 pmApril 2, 2020 3:25 pm

Since 1964, voters have returned their incumbent representative to Washington 93 percent of the time. In recent years, however, the advantage typically belonged to the outsider candidate, the person vowing to drain the swamp from the state capital to Washington,...