Don’t Validate Theft of Mortgage Funds
Imagine the outcry from individuals and groups who dedicate their lives to helping the less fortunate if they found out their state government stole more than $330 million that was aimed to help those hurt from the mortgage crisis. Well, image no more as Governor Jerry Brown and some Legislative Democrats have devised a scheme […]
UFW Union Failed its Own Workers
In the latest crisis facing the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), Monterey Superior Court Judge Thomas Wills recently ruled that the union failed to pay its workers for their hours worked, which included overtime and meal breaks. Judge Wills ordered the UFW to pay $1.2 million to their employees. The verdict comes at a […]
Not at the CAGOP Convention but Still a Republican
I was not able to attend this weekend’s California Republican convention for the first time in 8 years but still had the opportunity to express my thoughts about the coming convention and the state of the California Republican Party when I was interviewed on KCRW’s radio show, “Press Play with Madeleine Brand.” The two most […]
Questionable Practices at CA Department of Public Health Putting State’s Most Vulnerable AIDS/HIV Patients at Risk
Abuse? Fraud? Negligence? Corruption? Bias? There really doesn’t seem to be any other way to explain what is happening inside the California Department of Public Health’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) when it recently decided to award a contract to an out-of-state company whose price tag of $9 million more than the next bidder, an […]
Cesar, The Brand
Today students in selected schools will either have the day off or will hear of the achievements of Cesar Chavez and his movement in California’s Central Valley in the late 60’s. They will hear a narrative about the struggle against grape farmers in Delano, CA. They will hear about the insurmountable obstacles Cesar Chavez and […]
Understanding Jerry Brown’s Prison Realignment Program
Two and a half years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that California’s prisons were overcrowded, and that the prison system could not hold more than 109, 805 inmates at a time. The ruling also required state prison officials to reduce the inmate population by about 33,000 criminals. Prior to the ruling, Democrats drafted legislation […]