How the Shadow Docket Shapes Supreme Court Power
The shadow docket is the Supreme Court’s emergency process—often unsigned and minimally explained—that can pause, restart, or reshape major policies quickly, with the public learning the reasoning later, if at all.
School Governance: Who Actually Runs the System
Public schools feel local, but they aren’t governed locally. In California, authority over funding, rules, and accountability is spread across state agencies, county offices, and district boards. Each layer controls part of the system, but no one controls it all—producing limited flexibility, uneven outcomes, and slow change.
Transit Funding: Who’s Actually Driving This Thing
Transit reliability is shaped less by agency performance than by funding design. Capital and operating money are split, controlled by different actors, and bound by veto points. The result is visible investment without dependable service.