Every week, Zócalo columnist and fourth-generation Southern Californian Joe Mathews talks to Morning Edition host Chery Glaser about 21st-century California's people, politics, trends and idiosyncrasies.
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It’s time to break the California Rule
CaliforniaPublic pensions are eating away at California’s future, and a misguided legal precedent is making the situation worse.
Redding and willing
CaliforniaThe “Bethel effect” – named after a local church – is transforming the city of Redding in a way that even non-Christians can appreciate.
The longest mile
CaliforniaA disastrous rail extension in the heart of San Francisco is unfortunately business as usual in California.
A requiem for the death penalty
CaliforniaCalifornia’s death penalty was dysfunctional, but it did serve one important purpose.
Government 101
CaliforniaIt’s no surprise that many of us make little effort to engage with our public institutions.
Where dreams go to die
CaliforniaSome people in Merced had high hopes for the bullet train, but now the Central Valley city will just be the terminus of a train line to nowhere.
California’s ‘anti-California’
CaliforniaHuntington Beach – Surf City USA – is paddling away from mainstream California.
Snubbing 'Oaktown'
CaliforniaSome of the best films last year came out of the city Oakland, but the Film Academy apparently didn’t notice.
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