Commentary

March 15, 2023

California’s ghostly Tulare Lake will be revived this year

This story appeared in Calmatters In summary California was once home to the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, but Tulare Lake disappeared as […]

March 9, 2023

How California political power could shift south – and to the left – after Feinstein

This story appeared on Calmatters In summary Southern California could reassert itself as the political epicenter of California after Senator Dianne Feinstein retires next year. The […]

March 7, 2023

California’s record winter storms could spawn disastrous floods

This story appeared on Calmatters In summary The immense amounts of rain and snow California is experiencing this winter could morph into devastating floods under certain […]

March 6, 2023

Transparency on California’s local ballot measures faces new threat

This story appeared in Calmatters In summary In 2015 and again in 2017, the California Legislature reformed how tax and bond measures are presented to voters, […]