The California Fix
An occasional series on California’s government crisis. Op-Eds and editorials, which are the work of , will be collected here. News coverage will appear under the same heading, “The California Fix,” but will run on the news Web pages.
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The state’s initiative system is flawed, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fixed.
Oct. 19, 2009
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California has what New York wants; New York tried the constitutional convention some propose for California.
Oct. 13, 2009
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Editorial: So many problems, so many competing interests -- only rewriting the Constitution will do.
Sept. 20, 2009
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To get out of this mess, governments at the local level must be empowered. Here’s how.
Aug. 17, 2009
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Editorial: The good-government goal should be a state Constitution that works, not a conquest over conservatives.
Aug. 23, 2009
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A separate Assembly and state Senate is redundant and an obstacle to responsive, transparent government.
Aug. 21, 2009
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Editorial: A constitutional convention is the best opportunity for the state to reclaim its purpose.
Aug. 16, 2009