I read a commentary by Joe Matthews in Fox and Hounds recently that argued California’s Top Two Primary works against centrists and actually increases the advantage of t­he more ideological candidates ...

Who needs Halloween for a good fright when so many California ballot initiatives are posted on the Secretary of State’s website? For the past week, I’ve been reading the full texts of initiatives – as ...

Little about political contributions in California is hidden. Information is easily accessible at Cal-Access, a website run by California’s Secretary of State. For example, look here to see ...

As Democrats swept all Statewide seats last night (with the exception of one still being counted as of publication time), Republicans were left stunned wondering what went wrong. While the experts’ ...

There is considerable concern about rising rents, especially in the most expensive US housing markets. Yet as tough as rising rents are, the high rent markets are also plagued by even higher house ...

The Republican election day tide which saw a gain of 7 senate seats, 13 House seats and 3 governorships across the nation banged into the Sierra Nevada wall that has often separated California ...

“Public employees have a private interest in taking more and more of the taxpayer-generated revenue for themselves. In other words, public employees have a private interest in diverting public funds ...

The flair up over moving transportation funds from fixing road projects to alternative transportation modes to fight climate change has the distinct feel of a bait and switch on the public even though ...

The following are FlashReport.org’s recommendations on the eleven measures that will appear on the November ballot measures. These positions were arrived at through discussion by the members of our ...

Knock on the door of almost any home in California, and the odds are you’ll be greeted by someone who is feeling, or at least seeing, the effects of this historic drought. The signs are visible all ...

Here we go again. The Legislature passes a vague and open-ended law intended to reduce exposure to hazardous chemicals. A state regulator proposes rules without any consideration of economic impacts ...

Should you be able to vote on legislation or constitutional amendments you haven’t read or studied? In California, our answer to this question is: absolutely yes. Voters routinely cast ballots on ...