Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change.

Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now.

Organic farming is about buying out of a corrupt, illegal and dishonest system.

I will defend everybody, every man, woman and child who's come to California for a better life and has contributed to the well-being of our state.

Taking significant amounts of carbon out of our economy without harming its vibrancy is exactly the sort of challenge at which California excels.

You're all welcome in California.

America will be disadvantaged, just like Detroit was disadvantaged when they couldn't build smaller cars in the '70s or '80s. The world shifts.