Inside Golden State Politics
Two experienced California political experts argue about politics from Los Angeles to Sacramento to Washington with Bill Boyarsky and Sherry Bebitch Jeffe.
Bill Boyarsky is former city editor of the Los Angeles Times and was also a columnist, bureau chief and political reporter for the newspaper. Previously, he reported on politics for the Associated Press in Sacramento.
He is the author of two biographies of Ronald Reagan, a biography of Jesse M.Unruh; Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times, and, with co-author Nancy Boyarsky, Backroom Politics.
Bill is a columnist for the websites Truthdig and Fox&Hounds and a contributor to UCLA Luskin's public policy magazine Blueprint. He is the winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for team reporting
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe recently retired as professor of the practice of public policy communication at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.
Sherry has been political analyst for KCAL-TV, NBC4 Los Angeles NBC's "Today" show and the BBC where she was an analyst on American politics for programs in London, Scotland and Wales. In 2006, she was a nominee for the Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for NBC4’s news feature, “Decision 2005: A Voter’s Guide,” NBC4.
She has also appeared on MSNBC and Al Jazeera English and on radio shows in the United States and internationally. Sherry is a columnist for the California political web site Fox&Hounds.
Sherry has a Ph.D in government from Claremont Graduate University and a master's in political science from Rutgers, where she was a fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
L.A. 2025
GOP Future, Dem Autopsy
The Post-Game Show
The Pre-Game Show
"Lies. Damned Lies And Statistics"
Closing Strategies
As The (Political) World Turns
The V.P. Debate And Beyond
Inside The City Of Angels
Translating Trump, Retooling LA County
Speech And Debate and Dogs and Cats
California, Dick Cheney, And Kamala Harris
The Final Lap
Biden Aftermath. Biden Agonistes.
"Strong And Wrong Beats Weak And Right"
What Debate?
Special Edition: Where Do We Go From Here?
"What Did I Miss?"
Winning Now Isn't Everything: Presidential Polls And Debates
From Gaza To The Campus: The Battle Continues
The Undercard
Schiff. Garvey. Biden .Trump.
Delay Of Game
The Chief And The Mayor And A Hot Primary
A Whiplash Election
Missing From The State Capitol: News
"And They're Off."
Stumbling Out Of The Starting Gate
"Cut, Squeeze And Trim:" Economics Drive California And Its Media
Welcome To The New Year, A Lot Like The Old Year
To Be Continued: Gaza, Colorado, Abortion
A Good Year For L.A.'s Mayor. Not So Much For Academia.
Congressional Exits: California Loses Clout
Life Is Full Of Uncertainties
First Annual Inside Golden State Politics Turkey Of The Year Awards
Words Matter--And They Should
"The Times: How The Newspaper Of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, And The Transformation Of Journalism"
Anti-Semitism. Islamophobia. Global And Local Politics.
The "Trust Deficit" In Politics
Israel. Hamas. California.
Where Are We Heading?
And The Beat Goes On
Notice
Biden, Immigrants And Strikes
Is Age "Just A Number"?
Elections Have Consequences: Examples From Sacramento And Washington DC
"These Are The Days Of Our Lives"
The Media, The Debate and "The Man Who Wasn't There."
Groundhog Day: More Trump Reality TV?
Hot Labor, Abortion Rights, Indictment-Fueled Summer
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DONALD J. TRUMP
DeSantis, Newsom, Bass And Barbie
The Politics Of The "New West"
Ukraine, The CA Senate Race, Bass And Homelessness, A New CA Assembly Speaker
We're Back: Newsom For President? SCOTUS Versus Diversity?
Trump And "Britain Trump": Politics Here And Across The Pond
A Briefing By Our Washington Correspondent
Behind California's Looming Budget Deficit
Politics, Economics, Race: A Volatile Mix
A Peek Under The Golden State's Dome
The California Connection To 2024: Harris, Newsom, McCarthy, Abortion, Water.
A Tale Of Two Women: Bass And Feinstein
Everything But The Trump Show
Progressives Win Big; Donald Trump Not So Much
Guns. Again.
Big Tests: Trump, Bass and L.A. Schools
Freedom Of Speech: Gridiron And Dominion
California, Here Come The Republicans (Not You, Tucker).
Potpourri: Freedom Of Speech, Cancel Culture, Dilbert And Judy Chu
The Days Of Bass And Biden
The Week Of The Women: Feinstein And Haley
SOTU: "Annual National Root Canal"
The Mayor, The Chief, And More On The Classified Documents
Monterey Park: An Insider's Perspective
Classified Documents! Debt Limit! California Senate Race!
The Governor. The Mayor. The Congress. And The Cop.
The "Groundhog Day" Games
The January Sixth Report: Another Nail In The Trump Coffin?
2023: "Follow The Yellow Brick Road"
Mid-term Conundrum: Glass Half Full? Glass Half Empty?
The Rise Of Anti-Semitism--Again
New Realities And Old Problems
The Next Los Angeles
The Post-Game Show
Democracy On The Ballot?
Pre-election Punditry: Part Two
Pre-election Punditry
L.A.'s October Surprise
Si, Se Puede: Will Latino Voters Decide The 2022 Elections?
Big L.A. Debates: Winners And Losers
Fight On For LA Mayor
"Politics And Poker": Bass, Caruso, Newsom
Mike Bonin: A Frank Farewell To City Hall
The Complex Politics Of August
Politics After Kansas
Newsom Boomlet: Troubles Ahead?
Erwin Chemerinsky On The Supreme Court, The Abortion Decision And Indicting Trump
Meanwhile...
Did America Deserve Its Fourth Of July Celebration This Year?
Will The Politics Of Abortion And Insurrection Impact The Midterm Elections?
Anatomy Of Democracy's Subversion
Spawn Of Watergate
The Post-Game Show
The Pre-Game Show
This Just In: Guns And Elections
Conversations With Candidates For L.A. Mayor: Kevin de Leon
Money, Abortion And The L..A. Mayor's Race
Conversations With Candidates For L.A. Mayor: Mike Feuer
The Rodney King Riots 30 Years Later: What's Changed? What Hasn't?
Conversations With Candidates For L.A. Mayor: Karen Bass
A Tale Of Two Issues: Guns And Abortion
"Take This Job..."
"Which Way L.A.?"
The TikTok War
Politics In The Time Of War
The State Of The Union: Putin Encroaches
The Los Angeles Mayor's Race: A National Weather Vane?
Super Bowl! Super City? Super Hype?
Grassroots Power Grab: Pointing Toward A Right Wing Future?
Health care. Homelessness. Help! How?
Abortion. Crime. SCOTUS. Elections.
They're Off And Running: Biden, Bass, DeLeon And Many More
Gavin's In Good Shape, Biden Not So Much
Is Democracy Dead--Yet?
Tracking Two Pandemics: Covid 19 and Voter Suppression
Gavin Takes On Texas; Eric Confronts The Hill
Donald, Joe, Kamala and the MSM: What's Next?
How Did We Get Here? The Schneider Perspective
We're Ba-a-a-ck!
Steve Lopez vs. City Hall
Today's Battlegrounds: Schools and Cargo Ships
"Nobody's On Nobody's Side."
What a Mess!
Summer's Rocky End: Newsom's Stock Rises, Biden's Falls
Gavin, Larry and Donald Shrink the GOP
The Politics of Fear and Turnout
California and Kabul: Part III.
California and Kabul: Part Deux
California And Kabul
Revenge Of The Suburbs
Jury's Out On Infrastructure And Kamala
Quality Of Life Issues Drive California Politics
Is It Better To Be Feared Than Loved?
Too Early To Celebrate?
Race In The Classroom And The Polling Place
Democracy?
Too Much Hate, Not Enough Water
Questions Of Equity: Mideast Conflict, California Budget
The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg
Is The Republican Party Imploding?
Deconstructing Madam Speaker With Susan Page
Rodney King To George Floyd: Can Reform Save The Day?
Police Shootings: A Dilemma Forever?
From Bridges To Baseball: America Divided
The One That Doesn't Dwell On Covid
Journalism And A Racist World
When "Cancel" Politics Becomes "Cancel" Policy: CA and DC.
When "Cancel" Politics Becomes "Cancel" Policy: CA and DC
Will Biden's Covid Relief Package Squelch Newsom Recall?
Recall, Pandemic and The Rock--Oh, My
Amazing Grace, Amazing Misogyny
The President, "The Former Guy," And The California Recall
"Is This America?"
Uncivil Wars
Vax Mess!
"Land of Hope And Dreams"?
Did The Media Miss The Story?
"American Carnage"
Agism, New Blood And A Worried Glance Back
The Golden State Loses Its Luster
Becerra: Another Bright Spot For California And The Rest of The Country
The Myth of the Latino Monolith
American Diversity--Impacting Elections from Georgia to Orange County
Biden In Charge. California In the Spotlight. Trump In Trouble?
California And The Nation: Record Turnouts, Tight Races
Whither the Supreme Court? And a Peek At Hot California Congressional Races.
A Gentler--Not Kinder--Presidential Debate
Political Potholes and California Ballot Propositions: On the Rocky Road to Election Day
California Sends a Favorite Daughter Into Battle
The End of Civilization As We Know It?
The Rocky Road To Election Day Gets Rockier
Trump and Newsom, Strange Political Bedfellows and a Strange Political World
Donald, Bob, Covid and Chaos
The presidential campaign ignites and the California legislature flounders
Donald, Melania, Joe and Kamala
Michelle, Kamala, Nancy and Donald
Kamala! Kamala! Kamala!
The media's challenge: Reporting the pandemic election.
Asian Americans join Latinos as targets of Trump's bigoted rhetoric
Pandemic Politics: Is Trump Channeling Newsom? Is Newsom Channeling Trump?
Bigger Than Politics: The Future of Public Education
Electoral college, the pandemic, Trump's psyche: What a mess!
Newsom, Trump, Roberts: Politics and Policy
Trump: Wild on the trail
Are Latinos being ignored in the debate over police brutality
Protests: Anger and hope
The protests: Our takes
Disruption
The Media, Obamagate and Gavin Newsom
Woes: Budget and political
Newsom, Biden, and the poor
Coronavirus: Tracing, Privacy—a Challenge for California
Searching For Joe Biden, Voting By Mail
Social Media, Politics and the Coronavirus
The Media:Covering Politics and the Pandemic
Politics And Policy In The Time of Coronavirus
Leadership
MIXED BAG: Polls, politics and the virus