- ISBN: 9780131842922 | 0131842927
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 7/8/2009
This book explores the state of California - viewing the state as a holistic political culture that reflects the influence of multiple cultures, ethnic groups, and communities of interest. It starts with a broad historical foundation, and travels through cultural analyses and institutional discussions. The evaluation of specific policy issues affecting the state is an important stop along the way, and the crossroads that bring together the variety of analytic paths. This book is suited for individuals interested in California policy work, and gaining a better understanding of that state's unique political culture.
Chapter 1 - The Three States of California
The Three States of California
Southern California
Northern California
The Central Valley
How Many Californias?
Urban California, Urban Peripheries, and Rural California
California Divide
Featured Reading: from Notes from a Native Daughter by Joan Didion
The Structure of This Book
Notes
Chapter 2 - California’s Political History
A Diverse Heritage
Conquest and Colonization
The Mexican-American War
California’s Boom
Railroad Politics
California’s Constitution
The First Constitution
The Second Constitution
The Progressive Movement’s Legacy
The Progressive Social Agenda
Featured Reading: from La Placita by Ruben Matinez
Summary
Notes
Chapter 3 - Political Culture and Politics in Postwar California
Featured Reading: A Supermarket in California by Allen Ginsberg
The Postwar Era
The Pat Brown Legacy
Pat Brown’s “Soft” Liberalism
Jesse Unruh’s “Hard” Liberalism
Conservatism Meets Populism: The Regan Revolution
The Jerry Brown Years
Taxpayer Revolt
Return to Divided Government
California Politics in the 21st Century
Political Culture and Politics in Postwar California
Summary
Notes
Chapter 4 - People, Diversity, and Culture
Featured Reading: A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki
The Multicultural State
Culture as Politics
Fear and Loathing in California’s Changing Population
Proposition 63
California Civil Rights Initiative
Proposition 187
Monterey Park: a Case Study in Diversity
Summary
Notes
Chapter 5 - California’s Economy
California and the U.S. Economy
Budget Crisis Politics
The Crisis Hits Suburbia: Municipal Bankruptcy in Orange County
The Return to Business-As-Usual
Summary
Featured Reading: Rancho de Los Arcos
Notes
Chapter 6 - California’s Constitution and Constitutional Officers
California’s Constitution
The Constitutional Officers
The Governor
The Lieutenant Governor
The Attorney General
The Controller
The Secretary of State
The State Treasurer
The Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Insurance Commissioner
The Board of Equalization
The Bureaucracy
Summary
Featured Reading: The Un-California by Daniel Weintraub
Notes
Chapter 7 - California’s Legislature
The State of the Legislature
The Human Side of the Legislature
Legislative Organization and Procedures
The Legislative Process
Legislation by Initiative
The Initiative
The Referendum
The Recall
Summary
Featured Reading: Should One Politician Call the Cops on Another? by Willie Brown
Notes
Chapter 8 - California Justice
The Courts
Superior Courts
District Courts of Appeal
California Supreme Court
Judicial Selection
The Judicial Bureaucracy
Summary
Featured Reading: Women in California Courts by Lori Cox Han
Notes
Chapter 9 - Intergovernmental Relations
California in National Politics
California’s Congressional Delegation
California’s Representatives: Bringing Home the Bacon?
Local Governments
Counties
Cities
Special Districts
Regional Governments and Agencies
The Future of State-Local Relations
Federalism Today: Welfare Reform as a Case Study
Summary
Featured Reading: California Split by Gar Alperovitz
Notes
Chapter 10 - The Policy Game
Rules of the Policy Game
Maximizing Policy Strategies
Policy Actors
Institutional Policy Actors
Non-Institutional Actors
Policy Outputs: California’s Budget as a Case Study
Summary
Featured Reading: Travels With Arnold
Notes
Chapter 11 - Non-Institutional Players: The Media, Political Parties, and Interest Groups
Media Politics
Media Effects and the Vulnerability of Political Attitudes
The Media and Governmental Politics in California
The Media and Electoral Politics in California
Paid Media
Free Media
Political Parties in California
The Role of Parties in California Politics
Interest Group Politics
Interest Groups and Electoral Politics
Summary
Featured Reading: Term Limits Add Up to Brain Drain by Jordan Rau
Notes
Chapter 12 - The Electorate as Players: Elections and Political Participation
The Election Cycle
The Primary
The General Election
Special Elections
The Recall Election of 2003
The Special Election of 2005
The Business of Direct Democracy
California’s Electorate
Minor Parties
The Rise of Independent Voters
Voter Turnout
The Disappearing California Voter
Voter Registration
Demographics and Voter Turnout
Immigration and Participation
Implications of Unequal Participation
Summary
Featured Reading: The Second American Revolution by Gore Vidal
Notes
Chapter 13 - Educational Policy
California’s Public K-12 Institutions
California’s Public Colleges and Universities
The Policy Questions
The Funding Infrastructure
Policy Responses
No Child Left Behind
Case Studies
Vista Unified School District
Richmond Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District
Featured Reading: from The Zip Code Route into UC by Susan E, Brown
Summary
Notes
Chapter 14 - Environmental and Energy Policy
Air Quality
Water Quality
Bay Area Water Quality: A Statewide Barometer
Energy Use and Impacts
Public Transit in Los Angeles: A Case Study in Environmental
Ambivalence
The Environmental Connection: Transportation Impacts on Air,
Water, Toxics, Land Use, and Energy
Policy Reponses
Air Policy
Los Angeles: A Case in Point
Water Policy
Waste Policy
Energy Policy
Featured Reading: from The Closing Circle: Nature, Man, and Technology by Barry Commoner
Summary
Notes
Chapter 15 - Immigration Policy
Immigration in California’s History
Back to the Future: Proposition 187 and Beyond
Proposition 187: a Defining Moment in Time
The 1994 Vote and the Issue of Illegal Immigration
The Death of Proposition 187
Appendix: Proposition 187
Summary
Featured Reading: A Nation of Laws and Immigrants
President George W. Bush
Notes
Chapter 16 - Civil Rights Policy
Civil Rights Policy in California
Ending Discrimination Through Affirmative Action
The Bakke Case
Proposition 209: “The California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI)”
From Proposition 209 to the Present
Beyond Race: The Quest for Gender and Sexual Orientation Parity
in California
Women and Equal Rights in California
The Long March Toward GLBT Equal Rights and Civil Rights
Contemporary GLBT Developments in California
Featured Reading: from Shame by Tom Brokaw
Appendix: Korematsu v. United States
Summary
Notes
Chapter 17 - Rethinking California
Featured Reading: from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick
APPENDIX A - California’s Counties
APPENDIX B - California’s Constitutional Officers
APPENDIX C - California State Senate
APPENDIX D - California Assembly
APPENDIX E - California Resources on the Web
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