For Newsom, the Governor Just Isn’t Cutting It
It’s already been an interesting week for the Democrats who would be governor. On Tuesday, state Controller John Chiang warned that the state could run out of cash by March. Also on Tuesday, Attorney General Kamala Harris announced that she is joining 11 other states in urging the Supreme Court to “protect against discriminatory housing […]
Manufacturing Job Creation is a State Issue
A few days ago, Governor Brown made the surprising statement that our state’s massive loss of manufacturing jobs is not a unique California problem because we have “lost manufacturing at about the same rate as the rest of America.” While it is true that both the US and California have suffered manufacturing job losses, California’s industrial job loss rate was […]
Finland Surpasses California
The signature gathering season has begun, and in California – home to Silicon Valley – the process is purely a 19th century affair. Print your name and address, and sign with pen and paper. Online gathering is illegal, the state says. If only we lived in Finland. The Finns are joining the direct democracy club […]
Examining the Constitutionality of California’s State Debt
A recent Rasmussen Report found that sixty-eight percent of voters view Congress’ job performance as poor. Failure in the eyes of the public doesn’t belong only to federal representatives. Many state legislatures face equally dismal public approval ratings. In California, the Legislature’s approval rating is just twenty-two percent. At the end of 2011, Hawaii Governor […]