After much wrangling, the governor’s proposed infrastructure plan went down
to defeat. What happened? Who is to blame?

I think it is all infrastructure to the public and can all be put in one.

It’s probably easier to pass a single, up-or-down vote. But as long as it’s on the ballot one way or another, it shouldn’t make a great deal of difference.

This is a blatant violation of the single-subject rule. Not

The conventional wisdom is that McClintock protects Schwarzenegger’s right
flank. Is this true? Does McClintock’s close association with Schwarzenegger
help either one? Is this round one of McClintock’s 2010 gubernatorial
campaign?

Rod Hickman, the ranking corrections official in California, abruptly
resigned his post Saturday. What happened here? Does his departure portend a
major shift in state correctional policy?

“The California Republican Party convention is scheduled this week in San
Jose. There has been much intramural squabbling among Republicans, including
a serious rift between the conservative wing of the GOP and the governor.
Some say that dispute has been resolved. Have the Republicans really buried
the hatchet?”

“Gov. Schwarzenegger’s financial disclosure statement shows that his
campaign is nearly half a million dollars in debt as the 2006 election year
gets under way. Is Schwarzenegger politically crippled by this lack of
resources? In his hunt for campaign cash, will he become a puppet of his big
donors, such as William Robinson, Alex Spanos and Jerry Perenchio, et al?”

“As the Jack Abramoff scandal develops in Washington, a question arises for
those who follow California politics. Do lobbyists have too much clout in
Sacramento? Should the Legislature–or voters at the ballot box–intervene to
curb the influence of lobbyists?”

Is Arnold Schwarzenegger really in trouble with his own party? Is the
drumbeat of GOP criticism against the governor in recent weeks coming from
the Republicans’ vocal right wing, or does it come from a broader Republican
base?

Should California place amoratorium on executions?

“No.”

“Yes.”

“No, no, no, no and no.”

“Yes. It’s probably time. It’s a barbaric practice. Hardly another civilizednation in the world still employs the death penalty, and it’s unclearwhether it deters much crime in this country. A moratorium would giveCalifornians the opportunity to rationally debate the practice, hopefully

Is the governor’s $222.6 billion mega-bond proposal nothing but an
election-year, smoke-and-mirrors act, or is it a meaningful plan that truly
addresses California’s problems?