The California Fix
An occasional series on California’s government crisis. Op-Eds and editorials, which are the work of The Times’ editorial board, will be collected here.
Editor's note: The Scripps Howard Foundation announced March 12 that Times staff writer Robert Greene has won this year's Walker Stone Award, given in recognition of excellence in editorial writing, for "offering solutions to California's insolvency and calling for a state constitutional convention."
Editorial: Assembly and Senate lawmakers should put the interests of California ahead of their own political ambitions and approve these bipartisan reform bills.
Editorial: In a short time, a bid for a constitutional convention falters, Assembly Democrats return to partisanship and redistricting comes under attack.
Steve Westly and Freed Keely: Two proposed initiatives would go a long way toward restoring the Golden State.
Editorial: Ballot measures proposed by Repair California to set up a constitutional convention deserve support.
Editorial: If the prospect of a constitutional convention disappears, so too, will the sense of urgency needed to enact other governmental makeovers.
Joe Mathews: The state's initiative system is flawed, but that doesn't mean it can't be fixed.
Thad Kousser: California has what New York wants; New York tried the constitutional convention some propose for California.
Editorial: Would a plan to restructure the tax system shift too much of the burden to the poor and middle class?
Editorial: So many problems, so many competing interests -- only rewriting the Constitution will do.
Editorial: The good-government goal should be a state Constitution that works, not a conquest over conservatives.
Robert M. Hertzberg and Thomas McKernan: To get out of this mess, governments at the local level must be empowered. Here's how.
Editorial: A constitutional convention is the best opportunity for the state to reclaim its purpose.
A good package deal
March 21 16, 2010Editorial: Assembly and Senate lawmakers should put the interests of California ahead of their own political ambitions and approve these bipartisan reform bills.
A triple whammy for California voters
February 16, 2010Editorial: In a short time, a bid for a constitutional convention falters, Assembly Democrats return to partisanship and redistricting comes under attack.
Ballot measures to the rescue
February 9, 2010Steve Westly and Freed Keely: Two proposed initiatives would go a long way toward restoring the Golden State.
A smart convention plan
January 3, 2010Editorial: Ballot measures proposed by Repair California to set up a constitutional convention deserve support.
Sticking with convention
October 28, 2009Editorial: If the prospect of a constitutional convention disappears, so too, will the sense of urgency needed to enact other governmental makeovers.
Amending California's direct democracy
October 19, 2009Joe Mathews: The state's initiative system is flawed, but that doesn't mean it can't be fixed.
Bicoastal constitutional conundrum
October 13, 2009Thad Kousser: California has what New York wants; New York tried the constitutional convention some propose for California.
A taxing question
September 22, 2009Editorial: Would a plan to restructure the tax system shift too much of the burden to the poor and middle class?
Taming the beast
September 20, 2009Editorial: So many problems, so many competing interests -- only rewriting the Constitution will do.
A convention for all
August 23, 2009Editorial: The good-government goal should be a state Constitution that works, not a conquest over conservatives.
It takes a community
August 17, 2009Robert M. Hertzberg and Thomas McKernan: To get out of this mess, governments at the local level must be empowered. Here's how.
Start from scratch
August 16, 2009Editorial: A constitutional convention is the best opportunity for the state to reclaim its purpose.
A cure for the common opinion
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