by jpitney | Apr 22, 2023 | California Politics, Journalism, Journalists
Dani Anguiano at The Guardian: In a seemingly long gone era – before the Trump presidency, and Covid, and the 2020 election – Doni Chamberlain would get the occasional call from a displeased reader who had taken issue with one of her columns. They would sometimes call...
by jpitney | Mar 27, 2023 | California Politics, Population
Hans Johnson and Eric McGhee at PPIC: During the height of the pandemic, the flows out of the state became so large that almost every demographic and socioeconomic group has experienced net losses. For example, California used to gain college graduates even as it lost...
by jpitney | Mar 12, 2023 | California Politics, Infrastruture
Lee Ohanian at Hoover: In 2008, California voters approved $9.95 billion of state bond funding as seed money to build an 800-mile high-speed rail (HSR) network connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the Central Valley to coastal cities, at speeds of up to 220...
by jpitney | Mar 10, 2023 | California Politics, Civility, Congress, Elections
Judy Kurtz at Yahoo: Ben Savage wouldn’t just add some star power to Congress, the “Boy Meets World” actor says — his House bid aims to get rid of the “negativity” in Washington. “It’s about doing good and it’s about doing the right thing,” Savage, who announced his...
by jpitney | Feb 9, 2023 | California Politics, Claremont McKenna College, Congress
Generation Up is a statewide education policy advocacy non-profit dedicated to representing the interests of California students at the state and local level. We have chapters in high schools and colleges across the state, the newest of which is GENup Claremont! This...
