I have a blunt message for liberals clamoring to “defund” the Fresno Police Department and dramatically reduce the presence of officers. It won’t happen. Nor should...
Fresno is fortunate to have Oliver Baines heading its police reform commission. He has the temperament, brainpower, and experience to lead a group with divergent personalities...
By Jim Beal and Scott Wiener, Special to CalMatters California’s High-Speed Rail project is under fire again, but history shows us that major infrastructure projects are...
When NASCAR’s only black driver, Bubba Wallace, and his racing team learned of a noose at his workplace, the saturation process began. First the media went...
Agoston Haraszthy didn’t hesitate to wear masks. A Hungarian immigrant, he became San Diego’s first sheriff by portraying himself as a military colonel. Then, he sold...
On Friday, April 10, at 5 p.m., Californians learned I had resigned as chief economic and business advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom and chair of the...
After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or...
“Go to my website or use the hashtag #LetsGetTheCalOuttaHere!” shouts Gwyneth Paltrow in the Netflix series The Politician. Running for governor on a platform of leading...
Though race and racism are at the top of Americans’ public discussion, most white parents don’t talk about those issues with their kids. Research on how...
What makes R. Kelly’s alleged sexual abuse of black girls different than that of other big-name alleged perpetrators, like Woody Allen? What are the different pressures...
