If This Is a War Against Teachers, Would Someone Declare War on Me?
The question of how teachers are evaluated is a big one these days, with changes to the evaluation process being put in place in California and across the country. The debate is accompanied by rhetoric about “a war against teachers,” in which they’re supposedly being scapegoated for the problems of schools. I’ve listened to this […]
California’s New Insane Way To Pay Its Bills
Insanity is the one word to describe the news that California is planning to borrow $21.6 billion to cover cash shortfalls that might leave the state without enough money to pay its bills. The legislature’s failure to take action on solving the state’s budget deficit is the reason why California is now the leader in […]
AB 1500 Would Kill More Calif. Businesses
The Assembly Speaker and fellow Democrats are aggressively pushing a dangerous business-killing bill, designed to penalize out-of-state businesses operating in California. Clearly, these legislators do not recognize the importance of all business contributions to the economic health of California. But even more insidious, this bill is just another hackneyed repackaging of similar bills that have […]
California Travel and Tourism – We are open for business!
The outlook for the tourism industry is bright and will shine even brighter as visitor spending continues to boom. Thanks to a recent executive order by the Obama Administration, California is expected to realize $140 billion of the estimated $850 billion in additional revenue that traveler spending will bring to the U.S. through the new […]
The Republican Party’s Fatal Attraction To Rural America
Crossposted on New Geography Rick Santorum’s big wins in Alabama and Mississippi place the Republican Party in ever greater danger of becoming hostage to what has become its predominate geographic base: rural and small town America. This base, not so much conservatives per se, has kept Santorum’s unlikely campaign alive, from his early win in […]