Cheers and Jeers for the Governor’s State of the State Address
In Governor Jerry Brown’s State of the State speech he told Californians, “In this time of uncertainty, prudence and paying down debt is the best policy.” Yet, while he followed the form on prudence when it came to the hot topic of pensions, he went off the rails, so to speak, when he came to […]
Brown Lays Out the Battles He’ll Fight
You can say this about Gov. Jerry Brown: He doesn’t mind a fight. His State of the State address Wednesday morning was missing some of the in-your-face rhetoric that former Gov. Schwarzenegger was known for. And there was plenty of old-guy-looking-back reminisces from the state’s oldest-ever governor. But in a low-key, even-toned address, Brown made […]
California’s Central Valley Project? The Feds Bailed Us Out
In making his case during the State of the State speech for the proposed high-speed rail system and the pending water bond, Gov. Jerry Brown acknowledged that big-bucks projects are often met with derision. He noted that the Central Valley Project was begun during the 1930s, when critics called it a “fantastic dream” that “will […]
Governor Needs a New Horse – Not a New Saddle for a Dead Horse
Governor Brown, who has proposed a 7% increase in his FY 2012-13 budget, is once again asking voters for more tax increases when the state’s economy remains stalled by already high taxes and slow growth. Threatening voters with draconian cuts in public safety and education if they don’t approve his tax increases is a typical […]