If you have never heard of the roughly 2,000 member North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, than I can assure you that you are not a member of the State Legislature. Last year Governor Brown signed a gaming compact with this tribe, which is up for ratification by the legislature in-short order. In March of [...]
I grew up in Los Angeles. My parents still live in the same home in which I was raised on the Westside. I have an affinity for the city that was my home for nearly half of my life. After watching with gross fascination for eight years as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has diminished the City [...]
With the city elections in Los Angeles just over a week away, I have been getting asked by a lot of our readers whether I think it is possible for there ever to be another Republican Mayor of California’s largest city? The answer is — it depends. It depends on whether Republicans voters turn out [...]
A Viewpoints article from political consultant Steve Maviglio (“Vote delay sounds good – but isn’t”; Viewpoints, Feb. 2) blasted a bipartisan proposal to require that legislative bills be in print for 72 hours before they can be voted on by lawmakers. This legislation, co-authored by Democratic Sens. Lois Wolk and Lou Correa and Republican Assemblywoman [...]
I read with interest, but little surprise, the column yesterday penned by Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Morain where he rhetorically skewers Congressman Tom McClintock for being… an ideological conservative. To sit and have coffee with Dan, he is quite pleasant in his demeanor — I enjoy the time I spend with him (perhaps because sarcasm [...]
It’s a somber day for Republicans, and a foreboding one for California taxpayers. Today is the official swearing-in day for the California legislature. When the final counts were all done, Democrats now have a whopping 29 members of the California State Senate — while only ten Republicans will occupy the upper chamber, with reinforcements on [...]
The following are FlashReport.org’s recommendations on the eleven measures that will appear on the November ballot measures. These positions were arrived at through discussion by the members of our editorial board. PROPOSITION 30: NO This proposition is a $50 billion sales and income tax increase on all Californians. This will further weaken an already fragile [...]
Crossposted Orange County Register The news – that some of the largest companies affected by the estimated $1 billion in corporate tax increases contained in Proposition 39 would not be mounting an effort to defeat the measure – is unfortunate, not only for those companies and others directly hit by the tax increase, but for [...]
Crossposted on FlashReport Apparently the Board of Directors of the California Chamber of Commerce is meeting tomorrow at the posh Casa Del Mar Resort located right on the beach in Santa Monica. It’s a stunning property, I attended a wedding there once. Marble floors, vaulted ceilings, magnificent artwork and stunning beachfront views make this one [...]
Crossposted on Flashreport As if her job isn’t already hard enough, the task for Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway got a bit tougher yesterday. You see she, along with her counterpart, State Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, are spending a lot of their time convincing potential donors that it if we want to stop tax [...]
