My California: The Alpha State newspaper column this week is about the divisive issue of abortion and the reality of the 40 million that have occurred since 1973.

I also encourage you to listen to this week’s California: The Alpha State radio interview. My guest this weekend is Mark Pisano, Executive Director of the Southern California Association of Governments. We discuss air quality, transportation and other infrastructure issues and the struggle of bringing 186 entities together to work toward a common goal.

Each week I do a second column, column, This Week in Politics and Policy , with a quick overview of what’s happened in the state in the past week. I also do a radio version of the column, which you might enjoy.

Thank you and have a terrific weekend!