Angelenos may complain about state government like other Californians, but we have a practice of using Sacramento as training for local politicians.
Joe Mathews articles
Joe Mathews writes for Democracy Chronicles from his home in California. He is a columnist and editor at Zócalo Public Square and co-president of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy.
The California Post That Might Need A Republican
Question: In the exclusively Democratic constellation of California statewide officials, how many places are there where a Republican star might fit?
California’s Economy Needs A Diversity Strategy
Why aren’t we hearing more about it from our politicians? Because the diversity we are losing is not in our demography but in our economy.
Let The Californian People Solve The Homelessness Crisis
The answer lies in a tool of popular democracy that is little known in California, but has become a common method for addressing desperate problems.
What If Everyday People Ran Los Angeles?
If the crisis in democracy had a capital, it would be Los Angeles. And if democracy is going to be saved, that rescue needs to start in California.