California voters think the government should spend more money to help maintain crumbling roads, but they offer mixed views on how to fund the upkeep, according to a new statewide Field Poll. More than 70 percent think state and local officials should dedicate additional resources to existing roadways. By a smaller margin, 48 percent to
From the Wall Street Journal With much of New Jersey snowbound in a storm last month, followers of Gov. Chris Christie: “It’s 9 p.m. New Jersey. What’s everyone doing at home tonight?” Answers poured in, and the responses flowed as if Mr. Christie, a potential contender for the GOP presidential nomination, were texting good friends. Many
An ongoing labor dispute embroiling ports across the West Coast has taken a bite out of agricultural trade across California's Central Valley. Some in the food and logistics industry fear a permanent loss of overseas business. Since July, the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have entered an increasingly bitter dispute
California has one of the nation's largest concentrations of "advanced industry" workers, but a new study points out that the state still faces big challenges in Stockton, Fresno, the Inland Empire and elsewhere. The study from the Brookings Institution zeros in on clusters of high-skill industries such as those in Silicon Valley, saying they are
Drivers would fund repairs to California’s roads with a new user charge under a proposal unveiled Wednesday by California Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego. “California cannot have a strong middle class or a thriving economy if our roadways are congested and people and goods cannot move efficiently,” Atkins said in a speech to the
Soon after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed expanding greenhouse gas reduction policies in his State of the State address, California’s influential utilities praised Brown’s agenda but moved quietly to craft a version that could be easier for them to meet. The effort, outlined by the utilities in talks with lawmakers, state regulators and interest groups –
Three state senators resigned last month to take newly won seats in Congress, and special elections have been called to choose their successors. While none of the three districts will change partisan hands, two will see sharp-elbows battles in their March 17 primaries, perhaps extending into their May 19 runoffs. Sharon Runner, a former Republican
Gov. Jerry Brown may have received a lot of press attention for being frugal in his campaign spending, but the real award goes to state Treasurer John Chiang, who ends the election cycle with $3.3 million in his war chest. (Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has $3 million. Brown dwarfs the two with $24 million remaining
Latinos feel insulted by blacks. Angelenos are suspicious of San Franciscans. Democrats are squabbling. It's inevitable. It's the unintended consequence of one-party domination in California. Democrats have conquered Republicans. So they're turning on each other in the struggle for political power. While that's not new in party politics, the openly acknowledged battleground — ethnicity —