420 Times

LA-based medical marijuana and natural healing magazine distributed throughout Southern California. Covers activism, advocacy, legal issues, cultivation, and medical research. Nominated for Los Angeles Press Club journalism awards.

Evan Bayh: Good-Bye Congress and Your Partisan Politics

I always thought I was an Evan Bayh Democrat. Today I became certain. In his surprise retirement announcement, Bayh was careful to make it clear that he had wearied of

By 420 Times

/ February 15, 2010

Evan Bayh: Good-Bye Congress and Your Partisan Politics

Oops! Fiorina Strikes Out On Bankruptcy Answer

Maybe Carly Fiorina should spend less time counting sheep and more time boning up on Government 101. When asked whether California should turn to bankruptcy to deal with its budget

By 420 Times

/ February 10, 2010

Oops! Fiorina Strikes Out On Bankruptcy Answer

Get Rid of San Diego's Airport Authority

It is past time for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Board to be shut down. The airport authority was established at the urging of then Mayor Dick Murphy

By 420 Times

/ December 7, 2009

Get Rid of San Diego's Airport Authority

Early Release of Prisoners is Not Prison Reform

In a recent editorial defending Mike Huckabee's commutation of accused cop killer, Maurice Clemmons, the LA Times stated, "..in Clemmons' case, he seems to have had

By 420 Times

/ December 5, 2009

Early Release of Prisoners is Not Prison Reform

Top-Two Primary Invites Open Competition

Many thoughtful assessments of the Top Two Open Primary proposal raise many of the issues considered by the California Independent Voter Project when researching election reform options over the past

By 420 Times

/ November 28, 2009

Top-Two Primary Invites Open Competition

Health Insurance Costs: Pay Now or Pay Later?

After narrowly dodging a bullet last year when officials feared they'd have to implement health insurance wait lists for the first time, it's no surprise that

By 420 Times

/ May 28, 2009

Health Insurance Costs: Pay Now or Pay Later?

Statement from Chairman Steve Peace | Top-Two Open Primary

The California Legislature passed a Top Two Open Primary Consitutional Amendment this morning to be placed before the voters in 2010. This is a truly unexpected turn of events. Senator

By 420 Times

/ February 19, 2009

Statement from Chairman Steve Peace | Top-Two Open Primary

Cool it Down

The last few days have seen a great deal of vitriol from all sides commenting on California's sad budget situation. Democrats and left leaning commentators railed against a

By 420 Times

/ December 23, 2008

A New Era of Introspection

I suppose it is not a widely held view, but suddenly I feel better about the America my twenty-something children are inheriting. As a parent I never did get comfortable

By 420 Times

/ October 29, 2008