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In the early part of the 20th century, The Bee and its cartoonists railed against the state's monopolies, including Pacific Gas & Electric's control of all gas, electric and streetcar service in Sacramento. -
Like some of The Bee’s past editorial positions, some of its past cartoons do not make us proud. This one lent support to the California Alien Land Law, which prevented Asian ownership of land. It passed in 1920. -
Narcotics trafficking became a problem in Sacramento schools as early as the 1920s, prompting this cartoon by Wahl. -
A 1938 special legislative session created the State Lands Commission to regulate drilling for offshore oil. The Bee asserted on the last day of the session that lobbyists for the petroleum industry would probably get their way anyway. -
Two days after Pearl Harbor, Pratt depicted a determined Uncle Sam prepared to fling the nation's might at Japan and Germany after trying to stay out of World War II. -
Babe Ruth's death in 1948 reunited him in a Newt Pratt fantasy with another baseball immortal, Lou Gehrig. -
Suburban shopping malls sprouted up in the postwar era, bringing new problems -- including lack of parking spots. -
Although mild by today's standards, the 1952 presidential campaign was viewed by Pratt as an ugly street fight between the two major parties. -
In 1957, the effects of nuclear radiation were still not known, but questions about its long-term effects on health were rising. -
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Pratt calls out former film actor, Ronald Reagan, the 1966 Republican nominee for governor, or his contradictory campaign statements. -
Former Michigan Gov. George Romney, the one-time head of American Motors and father of Mitt Romney, was an early campaigner for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. He dropped out of the race after poor primary showings against Richard Nixon, who ultimately won both the GOP nomination and the election. -
The Santa Barbara oil spill prompted this cartoon by Pratt -
An unwillingness to delegate authority seem to many to be a hallmark of the governor's management style. -
The morality of accumulating high-level radioactive waste was a favorite target of Renault. -
A favorite catch-phrase of the governor's "era of limits" was the subject for jibes. -
After five children were killed in Stockton schoolyard by a gunman using a semi-automatic AK-47 rifle, lawmakers sent Gov. George Deukmejian a bill to ban military-style assault weapons in California. Deukmejian later signed it. -
On Aug. 10, 1999, white supremacist Buford O. Furrow Jr. walked into the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills and opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon, wounding five people, including three children. Babin offered this cartoon two days later. -
On Jan. 8, 2011, a gunman opened fire in a supermarket parking lot outside of Tucson, killing six people and wounding 12 others, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The shooting prompted Babin to make a statement about Sarah Palin’s use of cross hairs in one of her political ads. -
Speaker Willie Brown had a fear of the FBI after sting operations targeting corruption in the Capitol. -
Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara's book on the Vietnam War prompted this cartoon by Renault. -
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