Thomas D. Elias | San Jose Mercury News | May 26, 2010
Every poll shows California voters believe state government is often paralyzed, frequently controlled by ideologues of the left and right, plus special interests that provide much of the cash for ever-more-expensive political campaigns.
But that's just talk. Now the time has come at last for those same voters to show they're serious, and not just full of hot air when they say they don't like what's been going on.
Two measures on the June 8 primary election ballot could gradually begin to change the current dismal situation, where ideology and big donations are often controlling factors for both the Legislature and many statewide officeholders.
These are Propositions 14 and 15, both of which would bring incremental improvements to the current system.