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The article examines the policies of California Governor Jerry Brown related to climate change and air pollution. It compares Brown's efforts to reduce carbon emissions to those of other U.S. governors before discussing criticism that Brown has failed to enact policies that encourage a departure from fossil fuels.

The article discusses the U.S. President Donald Trump's conflict with California, particularly Trump's alleged efforts to weaken California's environmental protections. Topics discussed include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ending California's waiver on the Clean Air Act, Trump's rhetoric on homelessness in California and Trump's environmental deregulation.

The author comments on the climate and environmental policies of California Governor Jerry Brown.

Discusses politics and government in San Diego, California, as of March 21, 2005. Description of the mayoral campaign of Donna Frye, an environmentalist and progressive San Diego City Council member; Description of Frye's life and influence on environmental policy; Description of San Diego's movement toward a Democratic political culture; Controversy surrounding the legitimacy of votes that would elect Frye.

This article highlights the campaign of neophyte California legislator Fran Pavley to pursue her environmental protection agenda despite stiff opposition from Republicans and even carrying the fight against the administration of President George W. Bush. Pavley successfully shepherded a bill that automobile emission control at the California state legislature and into signing it by Governor Gray Davis. Her bill was embraced by the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators. Pavley is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council.