The One and Only Way Democrats Can Retake the Country

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 18, 2018 California offers a testing ground to make broad changes using an approach the GOP has leveraged to the hilt in recent decades. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

California Dreaming: Cannabis Cash, Public Banks—and the State’s Own Mini-Fed?

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jul 3, 2018 Los Angeles voters and California legislators exploring the public bank option may be breaking not just from Wall Street but from the Federal Reserve. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ads Reveal Quirks in California Governor’s Race

JONATHAN J. COOPER / The Associated Press May 8, 2018 Politics has always made for strange bedfellows, but the state's top-two "jungle primary" creates new incentives for odd alliances. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Democratic Party Won’t Endorse Dianne Feinstein

KATHLEEN RONAYNE / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2018 Although the four-term senator has not won support for her candidacy, her challenger in the June primary, state Senate leader Kevin de Leon, also failed to earn the Democrats' endorsement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Those Radical Aussies, and How They Tackled Gun Violence

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 What worked so well for Australia—firearm confiscation—unfortunately seems out of reach for the US Even so, there are common-sense approaches in some foreign countries that could work here Pictured right, California Lt Gov Gavin Newsom, who is proposing a 2016 ballot initiative to strengthen the state's gun laws Pictured above, California Lt. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Early Marriage Rights Champion Gavin Newsom

BLANK Jun 28, 2015 When the then-mayor of San Francisco ordered his city to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004, he helped put the United States on the course that culminated in this week's historic Supreme Court decision to recognize the marriage rights of gay couples nationwide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton Picks a Horse in Cali Governor Race

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2009 The former president has thrown his considerable political and fundraising heft behind San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger. Newsom is up against California institution and former Gov. Jerry Brown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

San Francisco to Ban Plastic Bags

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign off on a citywide ban on petroleum-based plastic bags. The prohibition, the first of its kind in the nation, is meant to encourage the use of less harmful alternatives, including biodegradable plastic, cloth and paper bags. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )