Fifty-four percent of the electorate voted to recall Gov. Davis. Clearly, they held him accountable for the California budget fiasco. The spectacle of a legislature unable to confront hard choices or act on a timely basis ““ and a governor unable to coax it to do so ““ led to Davis’ political demise and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s victory. Read more...

The battle over the allocation of your student fees just keeps getting uglier. Every quarter, students at the various University of California campuses are charged thousands of dollars in student fees, monies that will later be divvied up between the various administrative proceedings and student services in a fair manner. Read more...

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It’s hard to care about politics. I know because I’m a political science student, and there are times when I get bored out of my mind studying politicians, analysts, pundits, pieces of legislation, court rulings, executive orders, treaties, secretaries of state, primaries, caucuses, delegates, districts and vetoes. Read more...

As millions head to the polls to punish an ineffectual governor, we should take a closer look at the thing that got Californians into this mess in the first place ““ money. Read more...

In response to my claim that slate politics determine base budget allocations, Justin Schreiber presented solid arguments (“Quality, not slates, key in budget allocations,” Oct. 3); however, he missed the point of my criticism. Read more...

Prop. 54 concerns unwarranted Proposition 54 has taken center stage on the UCLA campus. Compelled by the opposition to the bill, I looked into the actual bill text as well as commentary by the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Read more...