San Diego Pension Ballot Test is On
A judge has ruled that the San Diego pension reform measure can stay on the June ballot and the rest of the state and nation will be watching. Public employee pensions have become a big issue nationally. Polls have indicated voters are concerned that pensions will eat into revenue used for other government services, however, […]
Prison Realignment Creates an Opportunity
Anyone who thinks Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison realignment effort was driven by an overriding desire to reform California’s correctional system, hasn’t been paying enough attention to the state’s budget numbers. But unintended consequences aren’t always a bad thing, which means that some good may come out of the state’s money woes.
A View from the CRP Convention: Ron Paul Supporters Cause A Ruckus…Again
As California Republican Party’s spring convention Saturday’s lunch was about to commence, featuring presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, hundreds of Ron Paul supporters stormed into the Hyatt. Paul’s supporters took over the main display area at the hotel, and crammed into balconies and stairways. Their chanting could be heard throughout the hotel, halting conversations, committee meetings […]
A New Way to Look at California Politics
We all like to look at California politics by who wins and who loses. Democrats win here, Republicans win there (albeit fewer of them), but this doesn’t always tell us what Californians actually think when they vote. Ballot measure results help, but it is still an incomplete picture. Even within important categories like party registration […]
Israel, Iran & the US
Iran did it’s post-revolutionary best to affect the US 1980 election. 2012 gives them another chance. Israel does not have a history of waiting around for a neighbor’s attacks – in 1967, the Israeli Air Force destroyed the entire Egyptian Air Force, while still on the ground. With Iran financially strangled by sanctions and Israel […]