Gov. Brown and his Friends Try to Rig the Election
Ah, the sweet mysteries of rigging elections. That’s what Gov. Jerry Brown, the legislature, the Secretary of State and Los Angeles elections office are trying to do, and they might succeed but for a Sacramento judge last Friday sticking his nose into their business. Stealing elections is a fine old American tradition. It used to […]
Molly Munger Will Win this Case Against “King” Jerry in the Court of Public Opinion
The famous line from George Orwell’s Animal Farm, “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others,” seems to apply of late to the powers that be in California politics. The governor and his allies in the legislature continue to work the system to give themselves an advantage over fellow citizens in […]
5 Reasons the California High-Speed Rail Project Shouldn’t Get More Money
Crossposted on Reason.org Despite California’s budget deficit rising to $16 billion recently, Gov. Jerry Brown is asking state legislators for $6 billion in bonds to launch construction on the proposed high-speed rail system. Voters approved a $9.95 billion bond package for the “bullet train” in 2008, but just about everything about the rail system has changed […]
Was Prop 29 the End of the Duped California Voter?
Is the era of California’s duped voters over? That is the question that has to be asked now that Proposition 29 – the proposed additional tobacco tax of $1 per pack of cigarettes – has narrowly been defeated at the ballot box. Perhaps this portends the end of stem cell funding and the Institute for […]
Mortgage Bills Not a Solution
This past week the Legislature’s conference committee on mortgage legislation pushed out two bills, AB 278 and SB 900, purportedly aimed at helping homeowners facing foreclosure. The two measures are scheduled for a vote in both the Assembly and Senate this coming Monday. California’s banking industry is extremely disappointed that members of the conference committee […]