Jerry Brown, who first served at age 38 as California's chief executive (1976-83), has returned at age 74 in the third year of his third term (2011-2015), arguably going stronger than ever

The California 'Mordida'

California now works on the principle of the mordida, or 'bite.' Its government assumes that it can take something extra from residents for the privilege of living in their special state. Gov. Jerry Brown made that assumption explicit in his latest back-and-forth

'Save' Money by Staying Out of Town

My take is that the decision to stay outside of a city center rests on how you might answer several main questions

Taking the Kids to San Francisco's Museums

Whether your kids are science geeks, future engineers or artists, or you just want them to have a unique experience, San Francisco's two-dozen museums deliver

Taking the Kids To San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences

We're at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, which in the year since it has re-opened has emerged as the city's top cultural tourist attraction, drawing more visitors than Alcatraz