Brown Plans to Ignore Republican Legislators
If Republican legislators thought they were ignored last year in the annual budget dance, Gov. Jerry Brown has made it clear they ain’t seen nothing yet. In a remarkably candid news conference Tuesday, the governor told reporters that it just doesn’t make political sense to work with GOP leaders next year, especially when he’s going […]
Heading for Tax Congestion Next November?
Nearly one hundred proposed ballot initiatives have been filed with the Attorney General so far this year. This is not an unusual number, nor is it unusual that so many far-reaching and apparently well-funded measures have been proposed in the past 30 days. The close of the calendar year prior to an election year is […]
Ms. Munger’s Motives
Even though I don’t agree with Molly Munger’s tax increase proposal, I want to stand up for her jumping into the initiative realm. Those that don’t know her seemed puzzled by her presence as exemplified by recent reports. Last week, Calbuzz ran a piece arguing that Governor Brown has to take control of all the […]
It’s Not a War of All Against All. It’s A War of All Against the General Fund
Who killed the general fund? To answer that, you’d need a list of suspects long enough to fill an English murder mystery. And they’d all be guilty of course. I’m back up to date in reading ballot initiatives – at least all of the ones filed this year – and I think Gov. Jerry Brown […]
What Does PPIC Stand For?
What do Twitter, the PPIC, and Jerry Brown have in common? Answer: they have all played a part this week in the one of the most jaded political ploys in recent memory. To see the connection, first consider this nominee for Tweet of the Year, courtesy of Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association: @joncoupal So 65% of CA voters support tax […]