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This hit Indian TV show is a hilarious window into how local government works

This hit Indian TV show is a hilarious window into how local government works
12.07.2026 6

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This powerful family is California’s version of the Kennedys — without the entitlement

05.07.2026 9

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Celebrate our 250th anniversary with a new, more accurate name: United Scammers of America

28.06.2026 10

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Californians are turning into the Big Lebowski. We may be abiding. But we aren’t thriving

21.06.2026 10

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Governors of this one religion dominate the bully pulpit in ecumenical California

14.06.2026 20

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California elections are open sewers of big money. Two things are holding back a fix

08.06.2026 10

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California lieutenant governor used to be the least important job in politics. That’s changed

31.05.2026 10

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With 61 candidates for California governor, voters actually have 62 choices

17.05.2026 30

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How California independence helps raise the governance bar globally

10.05.2026 20

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To be a better listener, trying wearing a blindfold

26.04.2026 30

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How long will it take to fix California’s glaring governmental flaws? History says about a century

19.04.2026 30

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Sorry, not sorry, that California takes so long to count its votes

12.04.2026 20

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What an obscure Chuck Norris film can teach California about governance and corruption

05.04.2026 20

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Here’s why Swalwell’s campaign downplays his Dublin hometown

29.03.2026 30

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The hidden massacre that birthed modern California

22.03.2026 40

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Trump broke the American presidency. Let’s end it for good

15.03.2026 30

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Newsom won’t stop quoting this ancient Greek historian. It’s a telling reference

09.03.2026 40

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This Oscar favorite film took a dizzying tour of California. It was a cash grab

01.03.2026 30

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Good news: California is moving its democracy into its bureaucracy

22.02.2026 90

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What the best city council in California gets right about governance

15.02.2026 70

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Feel like you don’t have rights anymore? Me too. Let's enshrine them locally

09.02.2026 30

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California’s gubernatorial field is mediocre. Draft Buffy

02.02.2026 20

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How California’s most famous taxpayer advocate built bridges across political ravines

25.01.2026 30

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Kafkaesque Supreme Court ruling shields police who commit abuses

11.01.2026 40

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A year after the Palisades and Eaton fires, L.A. is still burning — with anger

04.01.2026 50

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California is joining the pointless national debate over voter ID. Why, exactly?

15.12.2025 40

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Could liberal California wind up with a Trumpist governor? Yes. Here’s how

07.12.2025 40

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California used to be the craziest place in America. Not anymore

01.12.2025 30

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Here’s the letter Newsom should write, but won’t, to protect California elections from Trump

17.11.2025 20

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It’s 2027. Young people have ousted Trump and are reconstructing the U.S. government

03.11.2025 30

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Worried about your choices for California governor? Switzerland has the answer

20.10.2025 20

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Prop 50 is about protecting party power, not democracy

13.10.2025 20

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Trump’s America is effectively abandoning California

06.10.2025 30

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California has the longest light-rail line in the world. It doesn’t quite work

28.09.2025 20

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Down with the USA and up with COW

22.09.2025 30

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Are Gavin Newsom and Alex Padilla going to swap jobs next year?

15.09.2025 30

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Why I can’t quit fantasy football even if I tried

07.09.2025 30

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Gov. Newsom, capitalizing on ALL-CAPS mimicry of Trump won’t save democracy. HERE’S WHAT WILL

31.08.2025 30

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I experienced a tsunami on both sides of the Pacific — at the same time

25.08.2025 20

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This is keeping California Forever and other utopian cities from becoming reality

17.08.2025 20

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California can never win a race to the bottom with Trump on redistricting

10.08.2025 20

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Did Trump just inadvertently help California save its high-speed rail?

04.08.2025 40

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Cancel the 2028 L.A. Olympics

28.07.2025 20

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How can California stop ICE overreach? The answer might lie in a 1972 case from Humboldt County

20.07.2025 30

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Dear Kamala Harris, don’t run for office. There’s a far more important job for you

13.07.2025 30

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California’s resistance to Trump: This could be our finest hour

06.07.2025 20

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World War III has already started — but not where you think

29.06.2025 30

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Be proud, Californians: You, me and Sen. Padilla are all outlaws now

17.06.2025 20

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Forget the American flag. These are the flags to fly on July 4 to celebrate liberty

15.06.2025 30

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I didn’t find ‘riots and looters’ at the L.A. protests, but I did stumble upon a quinceañera

09.06.2025 30

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