Golden State Report
Golden State Report, Joel Bellman, Mariel Garza, Paul Thornton, Dan MorainYour source for fearless, informed news analysis in California, via Los Angeles. Founded by Mariel Garza and Paul Thornton, former editors and writers at the L.A. Times Opinion section.
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Propositions 41 and 42: The red herrings on the Nov. 3 ballot
Propositions 41 and 42 raise questions about taxation in California that are worthy of discussion and debate: Should wealth be taxed along with income? Should any new taxes be exempt from the state’s 1979 constitutional spending limit?
But...
A peek at Beck and Scientology, L.A.’s homegrown religion
Early in his life, L.A.-born musician Beck lived with his family at the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in Hollywood. (Photo by Paul Thornton)
Adam Henig is the author of four books, including his most recent, “Baseball’s Outcast: T...
The delivery drones are coming for your peace and quiet
That's a big drone. A screenshot from KCRA3 coverage of Amazon delivery drone service coming this month to Tracy, Calif.
Hot Take
By Mariel Garza
I read a story in the New York Times yesterday that sent chills down my spine. And no, i...
What the hedge fund strip mining Sacramento Bee discarded: 'endurance and values'
Former Bee cartoonist and editorial board member Jack Ohman mimics Robert La Follette in a portrait hanging in the Sacramento Bee's former building. (Photo courtesy of Jack Ohman)
Dan Morain is a former Los Angeles Times reporter as well a...
Prop. 38 is an unethical way to fund lifesaving medical research
UCLA Research Park, which will house the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy that could get $4.2 billion in Prop. 38 funding, it still under construction in West L.A. (Photo by Paul Thornton)
In 2016, less than a year aft...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Fearless and informed news and commentary from California via Los Angeles.
Recovering print and broadcast journalist, political aide, essayist, UCLA Extension journalism instructor
Co-founder and executive editor of Golden State and Golden State Report and veteran California journo for: LA Times, Sacbee, Los Angeles Daily News, among others. Many others.
Co-founder of Golden State Report, editor and journalist, lifelong Californian.
My book about the history and politics of our mental health system due in April 2027. Author of “Kamala’s Way, An American Life.” Worked at the LA Times, LA Her-Ex, SacBee and CalMatters.
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