Hey Big Daddy, So, I see the gubernatorial candidates finally all got together. What’s your sense of the field at this point? And what do you make of the Bill Clinton endorsement of Gavin Newsom?

Watching in Washington

Dear Big Daddy, Here’s a softball for you: what is it with politicians who can’t keep their pants on? Our Assemblyman, Mike Duvall, just got caught bragging about an affair with a lobbyist who had business before the committee

Hey Big Daddy, What are your thoughts on this week’s elections?

Gleeful in Gardena

Hey Gleeful, Well, this week’s two special elections promised that at least one politician will get a promotion. Lieutenant Gov. John Garamendi’s big

Hey Big Daddy, Meg Whitman is still avoiding debates with Steve Poizner and Tom Campbell. When will the mainstream media start focusing on this story? Meg Whitman is a fraud and a phony and trying to run away from

Dear Big Daddy, Why are people standing around while bureaucrats from LA and factory farms drain the Delta? It’s like “Chinatown” all over again! –Paranoid in Prospect Slough   Dear Paranoid, This may seem like an odd comparison, but

The city of San Diego and Orange County, both with a history of well-publicized budget troubles, have adopted similar cost-cutting pension reforms — a hybrid plan combining a monthly check with an individual investment account.

The hybrid

Hey Big Daddy, Do you think the state’s term-limits law will ever be changed? -Ready to Run in Redding

Hey Ready, Will and should are two different questions. But I do believe that someday, and hopefully someday soon,

Hey Big Daddy, Any final thoughts on the California state budget? How long do you think this band-aid will hold?

 Cynical in Ceres

Hey Cynical, I don’t much about the budget, but I do know this. As

Hey Big Daddy, I recently visited the state Capitol with my family, and saw hordes of cameras gathered outside the governor’s office. That giant bear right in front was covered in microphones, and tourists were all blocking the halls

Hey Big Daddy, So, I read these AP stories about Dennis Hollingsworth hanging out with the governor and Susan Kennedy, and smoking cigars. What gives?

-Sullen State Worker

Hey Sullen, Ain’t it funny how life works? I