Reconsidering the Term Limits Law
Another term limit change will be on the June ballot and I think it’s worth considering if the current term limit law should be altered. The key question: Have term limits been effective in improving California governance? The answer to that question is reflected in poll results appraising the job the state legislature is doing. […]
The Size of California’s Fight
Mark Twain once said, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” This remark came to mind a few weeks ago when the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy released revised rankings of the size of the state’s economy. These rankings compare […]
California’s Greek Tragedy
Crossposted on The Wall Street Journal Long a harbinger of national trends and an incubator of innovation, cash-strapped California eagerly awaits a temporary revenue surge from Facebook IPO stock options and capital gains. Meanwhile, Stockton may soon become the state’s largest city to go bust. Call it the agony and ecstasy of contemporary California. California’s […]
Settlement Claims Legislation? Are you Outraged?
Thanks to State Senators Joel Anderson and Doug La Malfa for exposing one of the Legislature’s dirty little secrets. On February 17th, they wrote an op-ed for the Sacramento Bee titled, “Taxpayers Shouldn’t Foot Bill for Lawsuits Against the State,” in which they discussed SB 730 by State Senator Christine Kehoe, the Chairwoman for the […]