California

Salon composite/AP images Californians are sinking themselves

An inflexible right wing is allowing the Golden State to drown in debt. But it's not alone
  • The California Depression

    Unemployment in the Golden State hits a record 11.5 percent. Where's our New Western Deal?
  • Don't take me out to the broad game

    The Dodgers are trying to lure women with radio broadcasts and celebrities. As a sports fan, I'm trying not to gag.
  • Disappointed, but gay as ever

    How does it feel to be one of the same-sex couples whose marriage is still legal in California?
  • Gay mecca no more

    California used to be a sanctuary for homosexual immigrants worldwide. Now they might go to South Africa, or Maine.
  • A bailout for California?

    Forget about Citigroup, AIG, or General Motors. A Golden State bankruptcy would make them all look like small fry.
  • California nightmare

    Closed parks, public education in tatters, state workers on the unemployment line: How did we get here?
  • The terrible timing of anti-Prop 8 activists

    A powerful new ad about Prop 8 sums up the campaign by same-sex marriage advocates: A day late, a dollar short
  • Obama puts the fuel economy pedal to the metal

    Bush never stopped fighting California's proposed rules for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Fut for the new administration, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
  • S.F. Mayor Newsom will run for governor

    The announcement puts the two-term mayor in the midst of a potentially crowded field; early polls show him trailing.
  • Can California gays make it legal?

    Attorney Dennis Herrera explains why he's confident he can convince the Golden State to send Proposition 8, the ban on gay marriage, packing.
  • Predatory lending with a smiley face

    Obama is banking on "loan modifications" to help struggling homeowners -- but mortgage brokers are the real winners.
  • Everybody must get stoned

    A new plan to legalize marijuana in California would create a $1 billion tokin' tax and thousands of green jobs. Now that's a stimulus plan!
  • Obama to GOP governors: May I have this dance?

    The White House throws a dinner for governors -- even the Republicans who still say they don't want Obama's stimulus money.
  • California balances its checkbook, the hard way

    Sure, public education gets creamed, and smart energy policy is thrown under the bus. But, hey, at least the state will continue to function.
  • The great California crash and burn

    The stimulus package can't save the Golden State, nor can its own government. Who to blame? Californians.
  • A correction on California's energy crisis

    Enron's pick for FERC chair was not the man responsible for a slow federal response to the electricity deregulation debacle
  • Cali Cleantech Investment, Jobs Leapfrog U.S.

  • Introducing the chairman of renewable energy

    Mix together Californian laws, stimulus spending, and a new chairman for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and what do you get? Very happy environmentalists.
  • Obama to California: Just do it!

    After eight years of obstruction from the White House and Detroit, the fight to restrict greenhouse gas emissions finally gets started, for real
  • How to create micro-hybrid magic

    The European Union mandates a cut in carbon dioxide emissions for new cars, and innovation flourishes. When California tried to play the same game, Bush said no
  • A California gold rush for foreclosed homes

    Sales of existing homes jump in December, but the new bargains are just a sign of bad times
  • A stimulus band-aid for education

    House Democrats propose to spend $80 billion helping states keep schools afloat. California needs it, now
  • Spend, Obama, spend! And save jobs

    The first thing Obama should do is use federal funds to keep public employees from joining the swelling ranks of the unemployed.
  • California to probe Mormon pro-Prop. 8 donations

    Advocacy group claims the church failed to fully report funds it spent on campaign against same-sex marriage.
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