The past week has not been kind to Rep. Loretta Sanchez. First, her campaign-in-waiting fumbled her Senate announcement. Then, just a few days later while speaking to an Indian American group at the California Democratic Party State Convention, Sanchez made an insensitive gesture to signify the difference between Indian Americans and American Indians, forcing her to first run from reporters and then use her convention address to publicly apologize.

The May-June 2015 issue of Eureka, a Hoover Institution publication focusing on policy, political, and economic issues confronting California, was released in conjunction with this Golden State Poll. This volume centers on California’s housing conundrum, examining home values in a historical context, causes of the affordability crisis, and possible solutions.  Hoover Institution research fellow Carson Bruno also provides an in-depth analysis of the Golden State Poll results in the same issue of Eureka.

Californians have a serious case of HGTV House Hunters' envy. The show, which predominately takes place in the American Midwest, gives a sneak peek into housing markets across the country. For those of us in California, where the average house price hovers around $440,000 - almost 2½ times the national average - watching homebuyers purchase dream homes for a fraction of that price can be demoralizing.

April: the month that bureaucrats laud and taxpayers lament. In California - the second worst state to be a taxpayer - April 15th is more burdensome than most.