What is California Forward Going to do?
California Forward, the reform group that has been working on a set of governance reforms for a number of years must make a decision – will the group file the signatures gathered under the auspices of their “action” division to put the reform initiative on the November ballot? The group has been pressured from different […]
Appeals Court Overturns 1550% Tax Hike on Flavored Beers
Despite serious constitutional and legal questions, the Board of Equalization (BOE), in 2007, approved a 1550 percent tax increase on “flavored malt beverages.” Flavored malt beverages are drinks such as Mike’s Hard Lemonade and Smirnoff Ice – beer-based drinks with flavor added. In 2008, the BOE – on a party-line vote – changed the definition […]
Voters: The Schools Aren’t Our Problem
If all the views and opinions of California voters were rolled up into a single human being, that person would be a huge jerk. Or at least the worst neighbor ever. Witness the latest poll from PPIC on taxes and education. Big majorities of voters see the public schools as suffering in the budget, and […]
Real Small Businesses Support Curbing Greenhouse Gases
The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) claimed last week that California’s small businesses are backing away from our state’s landmark clean air laws. The NFIB does not speak for me, the small business I founded over twenty years ago, nor the majority of fellow business owners I know. On the contrary, many of us […]