UC Can Be Key to Brown’s Ballot Tax Effort
If Gov. Jerry Brown wants to convince California voters to take a deep breath, grit their teeth and vote for a tax hike this November, he should spend some time talking about the University of California and the state college system. A couple of years ago, I interviewed then-Lt. Gov. John Garamendi for a story […]
Should the SF 49ers QB be a Democrat?
On MSNBC, Nation sports editor Dave Zirin attacked the trade of quarterback Tim Tebow from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets this week saying Tebow doesn’t belong in New York because of the way he thinks. Zirin said, “But with Tim Tebow you’re talking about somebody who has set of ideas, lets just […]
Three Issues Voters Should See on the Ballot
Increasingly, we live in an age of all-or-nothing politics. Too often, lines are drawn in the sand as rigid ideological positions deny real opportunities for practical solutions to complex problems. A stalled democratic system is frustrating and counterproductive to the health of the body politic. Currently we have an opportunity at hand to put forth […]
‘Unemployed’ Protected From Employers
Crossposted on CalWatchDog The state is trying to prevent employers from legally looking into the employment backgrounds of job applicants. A bill claiming to “protect” the unemployed from discrimination by potential employers is making its way through the Legislature. The government already protects racial minorities, veterans, older workers, women, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, children, the disabled, […]
The Expanding Wealth Of Washington
Crossposted on New Geography Throughout the brutal and agonizingly long recession, only one large metropolitan area escaped largely unscathed: Washington, D.C. The city that wreaked economic disasters under two administrations last year grew faster in population than any major region in the country, up a remarkable 2.7 percent. The continued steady growth of the Texas cities, […]