Ads Alone Don’t Push Poll Numbers
In the press release accompanying the newly released Public Policy Institute of California poll, PPIC President Mark Baldassare attributes the drop in support for the
Joel Fox
May 24, 2012
Prop 29 Could Begin Push to Tax Specific Products and Services
If the Proposition 29 tobacco tax passes on June 5th, it could kick off a negative trend of targeted taxes on products and services. Supporters
Joel Fox
May 23, 2012
California Forward Initiative Contains the Closest Thing to a Spending Limit
California Forward filed signatures to put the organization’s reform package on the ballot. While the legislature is considering whether to create a compromise package to
Joel Fox
May 21, 2012
In Memoriam: Tom Fuentes
My last contact with Tom Fuentes, the long time Orange County Republican Chairman who passed away Friday, was an email correspondence right before Thanksgiving. Tom
Joel Fox
May 21, 2012
Do Gridlock and Open Government go Hand-in-Hand?
Government gridlock in Sacramento has been the subject of millions of words and much consternation. However, a couple of comments I heard in listening to
Joel Fox
May 18, 2012
The Musical “Call Me Madam” has a Warning for California
The 1950 Tony award winning Irving Berlin Musical, Call Me Madam can speak to California’s fiscal crisis, tax historian Dave Doerr told an audience at
Joel Fox
May 17, 2012
Education is Where the Money is – But Do the Voters Know?
Governor Jerry Brown’s answer to a reporter’s question at the budget press conference reminded me of a quick response bank robber Willie Sutton supposedly gave
Joel Fox
May 16, 2012
The Backwards May Budget Revise: Taxes Before Reforms
Governor Jerry Brown’s press conference on the May budget revise served the dual purpose of revealing the new budget and kicking off his campaign to
Joel Fox
May 15, 2012
CA Economic Summit Says Answers Won’t Come from Sacramento
The first annual California Economic Summit sponsored by California Forward and the Think Long Committee saw the answers to California’s economic and political problems rising
Joel Fox
May 14, 2012