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The forgotten report that upended mental health care in California

“The Dilemma of Mental Commitments in California.” Photo by UC Davis Library

by DAN MORAIN posted 10.17.2024

If there was any single event that sped the emptying of state asylums in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was the publication of a 204-page report entitled, “The Dilemma of Mental Commitments in California.” The report was an exposé, a philosophical treatise, and a policy prescription.

Better to Win: The wit and wisdom of Bill Wong

by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 04.10.2023

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Friend of the Pod Bill Wong joins us to chat about his new book, Better to Win. Wong, a renowned strategist to a bevy of major California Democrats, provides candid and occasionally Machiavellian advice to those who aspire not only to fight for justice, but to win those fights.