Does the Defeat of a Bully Change the Politics of Immigration?
An unlikely couple doomed the Republican campaigns in 2010. One was Gloria Allred. You knew Meg Whitman might as well take her $150 million dollars and light a bonfire with them after Allred produced the weeping illegal housekeeper that Whitman had fired. The GOP campaign was all over then, what was less clear is that […]
Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Forecasted Operating Deficits
Once again the Legislative Analyst has pulled back the curtain on California’s budgeting practices, announcing last week that the state is likely to have a $3 billion deficit at the end of this fiscal year. This means we can expect significant mid-year cuts to education and social services programs under the budget “trigger” mechanism. That […]
Keeping Tech Stars in L.A.
What’s the brightest spot in L.A.’s economy right now? That’s easy. It’s technology. If you want evidence, look no further than the current issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal. This week’s issue contains the annual list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in Los Angeles County. And if you scan down that list, you’ll see […]
Davis Pepper Spray Clear Case of Brutality
Crosposted CalWatchDog If you want to know which of your friends or neighbors believe in a free and humane society and which ones believe in a police state, show them the now gone viral video of a riot-gear-clad University of California-Davis police officer dousing a peaceful group of Occupy protesters with pepper spray as they […]