4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (483+ words) Capitol Weekly welcomes Opinions on California public policy or politics. Please read our guidelines for opinion pieces before submitting an Op-Ed. Submissions that do not adhere to our guidelines will not be considered for publication. OPINION " California patients living with…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (917+ words) On her birthday during her fourth year of college, Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) stopped answering her phone. Her worried mother drove from Eagle Rock to San Diego and found her very ill. When doctors saw her, Caloza learned she had…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (814+ words) OPINION - Republican Gov. Earl Warren's avoidance of ideological excess established a style of governance that Gov. Jerry Brown, a Warren admirer, aptly described this approach as the "canoe theory: "The way you have to approach the political process is something…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (366+ words) Does Donald Trump's endorsement of Steve Hilton ensure there won't be an all-Republican gubernatorial runoff in November?" "Yes."The Trump endorsement of Hilton means the scenario of having two Republicans in the run-off is unlikely to happen. This is a…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (367+ words) Capitol Weekly welcomes Opinions on California public policy or politics. Please read our guidelines for opinion pieces before submitting an Op-Ed. Submissions that do not adhere to our guidelines will not be considered for publication. OPINION " When I first heard…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1500+ words) Recent polling paints a muddled picture of the California gubernatorial race. Some forecast a doomsday scenario for Democrats with projections indicating that two Republicans, Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco, lead the race while a crowded field of Democratic candidates dilute…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (322+ words) Capitol Weekly welcomes Opinions on California public policy or politics. Please read our guidelines for opinion pieces before submitting an Op-Ed. Submissions that do not adhere to our guidelines will not be considered for publication. OPINION " A new statewide poll…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (656+ words) OPINION " If you want a front-row seat to how a civilization commits fiscal suicide while congratulating itself on its values, Sacramento is playing a sold-out show. Playing fast and loose with other people's money has a name in my world:…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1190+ words) Faced with growing concerns that California's higher education system is outdated and unresponsive to the needs of an increasingly diverse student population, lawmakers are considering more structural changes to the state Master Plan's vision of university and college education. This…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1085+ words) It was a warm spring afternoon on the Sacramento River, not far from where gold was discovered in California more than 178 years ago. Directors of the state's genetic research agency were meeting in a hotel room on the river bank,…...