Might a Grand Compromise Prevent an Initiative War?
Contrary initiatives on taxes, spending limits, pension reforms and other proposals are working their way through the qualifying process, as the new legislative session is about to start. Is there a chance that the legislature can come together on a grand compromise proposal that would undercut the initiatives from moving forward? Governor Jerry Brown would […]
2012: The Year We Bid Adieu to Redevelopment Agencies
Crossposted on KCET Hopefully it will be a happy new year for many Californians. It will, however, be a trying time for members of redevelopment agencies and their supporters. Last week the Supreme Court effectively put the nail in the coffin of these post-war era agencies. As a result of a 1945 legislatively-initiated law, California […]
State Regulators to Consumers: Trust Us – Latest Draft of Green Chemistry Regulations Includes Worrisome Gaps
Maybe I’ve become too cynical, but I can’t help feeling a bit wary when I sense someone is trying too hard to win me over. Even if it’s just a pitchman demonstrating a kitchen implement I shouldn’t be able to live without, I find myself wondering: “Why the urgent appeal; what are you hoping I […]
Ten Things Californians Should Watch For in 2012
Crossposted on Prop Zero Ah, New Year’s! Cue the flood of media retrospectives on the year that was. This isn’t one of them. Californians know where we’ve been. Let’s focus, instead, on the Future. Specifically, here are ten things Californians should watch for in 2012: 1. A raft of “tax reform” initiatives on November’s ballot: […]