Lt Gov Pushes Dems on Jobs Agenda
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom doesn’t want the issue of jobs and the economy to belong exclusively to the GOP. Republicans have railed about an unfriendly business environment in California for years. With jobs now the number one issue for California voters, Democrats are paying attention to the issue – but none, it seems, more than […]
Solyndra Subsidy Wasn’t a Tax Break — It’s a Spending Program
If you had any doubt whether the state subsidy for Solyndra was a tax break or a spending program, your question is answered. As I discussed earlier this month , Solyndra was the recipient of up to $34 million in California sales “tax breaks,” granted by an obscure office under the State Treasurer, to encourage […]
My Historic Run for President
I worked in politics and governmental affairs for over 30 years in California, and was very lucky to have learned from the best, Bill Roberts. I met Bill on Bob Finch’s campaign for U. S. Senate in 1976 when I volunteered full time to help the former California Lt. Governor and Cabinet Secretary. Bill came […]
Two new ‘Education’ Attacks on Prop. 13
Cross-posted on CalWatchDog The tax obsessives just won’t leave Proposition 13 alone. The 1978 tax limitation measure prevents excessive tax increases on property. The latest assaults come from two sources. The first is the California Budget Project (for Massive Tax Increases). A new study claims school spending has crashed for a decade: “California schools’ reliance […]