Voter Turnout on Tuesday—It will be Low
Here’s a statement that won’t earn me a PhD in political science: Voter turnout will determine many races in Tuesday’s primary. We all know that truth, what we don’t know is what the turnout might be. My prediction—low, perhaps very, very low — less than one-third of California’s 17-million registered voters. The Secretary of State […]
Conservatives Should Recognize the Failure of Legislative Term Limits
In 1990, conservatives fought successfully for the passage of Proposition 140, which imposed a lifetime limit of three 2-year terms in the Assembly, and two 4-year terms for state Senators and constitutional officers. It was hailed as a victory for conservative governance, but it is time for conservatives to acknowledge the sad reality that California’s […]
As Voters Understand that Prop. 28 Guts Term Limits, it’s Support is Dropping
As we close in on election day, we can see in successive polls that the popularity of Proposition 28 is dropping — with the Los Angeles Times/USC poll showing that the measure no longer enjoys a support of a majority of likely California voters. Will the measure ultimately pass on election day? We won’t know […]
Playing Politics with Scholarships and the Middle Class
Crossposted on Prop Zero Goodness knows that more Californians need access to higher education. And that scholarship money for middle-class families — who don’t have all the money for higher tuition or the full benefit of breaks for those on the lower ends of the income scale — would be a good public policy. But […]
Fortunate L.A.
When the Fortune 500 list came out three years ago, I sat down and figured out how many companies on the list are headquartered in Los Angeles County. Why? Because Fortune magazine reranks its annual list of 500 biggest companies in all manner of ways but unfortunately not by metropolitan area. That’s curious, because most […]