In a bunker somewhere in Sacramento, a secret committee meeting of state power brokers is taking place. Let’s listen in as the chairman addresses the members: “Welcome to this week’s meeting of the ‘Don’t Leave Them With Two Nickels to Rub Together Committee’ It is good to see that the public employee union bosses, who [...]
Why is it that the political party that once proudly declared that it stood for working people is now laboring so hard to cost those Californians who are still working their jobs? The Democratic party so dominates the Legislature and all constitutional offices, that Republicans almost need a passport to enter Sacramento. One would think [...]
Expect to hear a lot more pronouncements from state and local government officials about the need for tax increases, cuts to public services, or both. CalPERS, the huge pension fund that serves most California government employees, has announced it is raising its rates, a move that will cost employers — taxpayers that is — up [...]
It is fitting that on Tax Day, April 15th, those who seek to destroy Proposition 13 have now revealed their intentions. We already knew about all the bills currently pending in the California Legislature that would weaken Proposition 13, either by lowering the two-thirds vote for most local taxes or by taking away Proposition 13’s [...]
The Sacramento politicians are planning a costly attack on drivers’ wallets by changing the way some traffic violations are defined. Generally, the public accepts the need for parking enforcement. The threat of a fine for those who overstay their allotted time helps to make sure that limited parking spaces are available to all who want [...]
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association released a new poll that shows the majority of California voters oppose lowering the voting requirement for local per parcel property taxes from two-thirds to 55%. More than 53% of voters oppose the change, and only 35% support the change. Approximately 11% were undecided. Moreover, a majority of those against [...]
Have California school officials found their own bizarre way to support Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity? What else could possibly explain their skimming of at least $170 million — and possibly much more — from federal funds supplied to provide nutritional lunches to the state’s poorest children? The just-released findings by state auditors show [...]
Friday afternoon, the Court of Appeals issued a ruling confirming what everyone — liberals, conservatives, political pundits and the media — knew: That Governor Brown and the California Legislature manipulated the ballot process which gave Proposition 30 preferential treatment in the November election. In its ruling, the Court held that the legislation which put Proposition [...]
We’ve always thought it a bit odd how every January, when the Governor releases the proposed state budget for the following fiscal year, there is barely a drop of ink used by the main stream media about the impact to citizen taxpayers. Sure, as a spending document, the interests that receive government largesse — welfare, [...]
According to several media accounts in the days since the election, California has turned a corner and will soon resume its rightful place as the best place in America — nay, the world — to live, raise a family and start a business. It’s Nirvana all over again. Perhaps what started all this happy talk [...]
