Welcome to Our California Republic. Its goal is to provide a resource for those interested in civic affairs in California combining: (A) periodic posts with links to relevant news; (B) educational reference information on principles of good government and the laws that embody them; (C) primers and updates on select long-term issues; and (D) occasional commentary analyzing today’s public policy challenges. It is motivated by a spirit of hope that our state can overcome its challenges to be a more free, prosperous, well-governed, and happy home for all Californians.
By way of background, I am an attorney with over 20 years of experience, including service as a judicial law clerk, prosecutor, white collar criminal defense attorney, election law regulator, and in these later years of my career, a national practice in political, government ethics, and election law as counsel and litigator.
-Mike Columbo, Founder.