California Politics | Dreier Roundtable

Autistic Public Servant

by jpitney | Jan 13, 2023 | Autism, California Politics, Education, Public Service, Texas

Carolyn Jones at EdSource: As a new school board member, Joshua Brown is prioritizing special education in his rural Northern California district. But his perspective is unusual: He has firsthand experience with the district’s special education program — as a student....

California’s Population is Shrinking

by jpitney | Dec 27, 2022 | California Politics, Census, Demographics, Housing, Population

Marc Sternfield at KTLA: California will always be a popular destination for tourists and those looking to move away from extreme seasonal weather in other parts of the country. The state’s population, however, continues to decline, according to the latest data from...

The Cost of Doing Business in California

by jpitney | Dec 23, 2022 | Bureaucracy, Business, California Politics, Regulation

From Claremont McKenna College: The 2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey finds that the cost of doing business in California is higher than in other states in the western United States. The annual survey, published since 2003, finds that 64...

Civility Breaks Down in Los Angeles

by jpitney | Dec 11, 2022 | California Politics, civic virtue, Civility, Violence

Brittny Mejia, Liam Dillon, and Gregory Yee at LAT: On Friday evening, more than 100 children and their parents were gathered at Lincoln Park for a tree-lighting celebration. Parents took videos of their daughters performing in pink tutus inside the auditorium....