Jessica Levinson
Jessica Levinson is an Associate Clinical Professor at Loyola Law School. She focuses on the intersection of law and government.
At a time when people are struggling to feed and care for themselves, should we be worried about whether the walls look pretty?
Some are less than happy with the work of California's independent redistricting commission.
Is the project worthwhile? At $1.5 billion, the price tag for the second phase of the project is nothing to sneeze at.
If Governor Brown signs SB 202, California would join the great majority of other states that limit voting on such measures to November elections.
The industry that helped put L.A. on the map is now asking our state legislators to extend tax credits for producing low- and moderate-budget television shows and films in California.
Quite simply, more people who are registered to vote means more people who actually will vote.
The consequences of what unites us also befuddles us.
California Republicans are now looking to overturn legislative lines recently drawn by California's independent redistricting commission.
It is time to enact common sense rules that allow the public to see the money given to and spent by, their elected representatives.
The last time mayoral candidates ran for an open seat was 2001. In that race six candidates spent slightly over $20 million. Even in a bad economy, we could easily see similar, if not higher, spending for the 2013 election.
For more than two centuries Americans have used the Electoral College to pick presidents. However, there is now (yet another) move afoot to change that.
Just when you thought we were almost done talking about redistricting, it's time to refuel and prepare for another round of discussions.