Brown has been credited, even sometimes when it wasn't all his doing, with taking a tightfisted approach to budgeting. This is his last year in office, and Democrats seeking to loosen the governor's grip will need to claim the moral high ground. Striking a blow against child poverty, an unsightly part of California's self-portrait, could be the right idea at the right time.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 29, 2018 07:07 UTC