With State Pension Initiatives Sidelined, Now Unions Go After Local Measures
Public employee unions are turning up their offensive to prevent changes to public sector retirement programs. In the wake of proposed state initiatives pulled back by proponents because they say the Attorney General’s title and summary did not fairly reflect the measure, a proposed San Diego initiative to reform the city’s pension system has suddenly […]
Fearless Prediction: CFT and Munger Will Combine Forces
The talk about the three competing tax initiatives is all about Gov. Brown. Can he convince/force the other two measures – one from the California Federation of Teachers and the Courage Campaign (the millionaire’s tax) and the other from civil rights lawyer Molly Munger and the state PTA – to stand down, delay, or join […]
Lost to Lawsuits: Fun at the Beach
Recently, we’ve asked what Californians have lost to lawsuits. While we heard many answers from our supporters, one thing we didn’t hear was having fun at the beach. Well, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took a step toward adding that to the list when it added a few amendments to its beach ordinance at the […]
Stop Special Interest Money
Unless one is wearing Brown colored glasses, it is easy to see that California is a mess. We rank second in unemployment and millions of Californians have fled the state since the millennium — most as economic refugees seeking to carve out a better life for themselves where taxes are lower and job opportunities are […]