Primary Election Shows Reform is on the Move
You know, I kinda liked “John Carter.” And if we’re handing out grades for Tuesday’s election, I’d give it at worst a gentleman’s “C.” Joe Mathews, my compadre here at Fox and Hounds had a piece here the other day comparing the last week’s primary – and the redistricting and voting reforms that surrounded it […]
LG Newsom Wants to Shake Up California’s Economy by Shaking up its Politics
Describing himself as the “Future ex-Lt. Governor” who “didn’t care” what reaction his positions engendered from the top down – yes, he was referring to the governor — Gavin Newsom, told the Small Business Day audience on Monday that if he were in charge he would cut 30-40 state programs the first six months in […]
Reverse Engineer the Budget
California voters are among the savviest in the nation, and it is because they are very well informed skeptics. In 2010, they overwhelmingly passed Proposition 25, which essentially said if lawmakers aren’t doing their job – namely, passing a balanced budget – they won’t get paid. A judge’s ruling recently defanged the Proposition, and it […]
Critical public comments unwelcome at CARB?
I recently had the opportunity to attend a California Air Resources Board hearing on the agency’s plans to spend revenue from a proposed cap and trade auction. This auction will cost Californians billions of dollars, but when citizens showed up at CARB to express their opposition, CARB Chairman Mary Nichols abruptly shut down public comments, […]