Little Red Molly Hood Meets the Big Bad Wolf
The sad story of how the Democratic political establishment unhorsed liberal activist Molly Munger and her ballot measure is really proof once again, if we needed it, that amateurs don’t belong in California politics. You may recall that when the Secretary of State listed the ballot measures for the November ballot, Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax […]
The Right Pension Reform at the Right Time
A recent Fox & Hounds article by Jonathon Karpf acknowledged the need for pension reform but cautioned against hasty, “hysterical” solutions. Professor Karpf teaches anthropology and may be new to the debate over public pensions. He could benefit from a short history lesson. Financial analysts warned about the unsustainability of traditional defined benefit plans long […]
Munger’s Team Fumbles, HJTA Picks up the Ball
While Molly Munger’s attorneys argued in yesterday’s court hearing procedure and incompetence and/or favoritism by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters to help put the governor’s initiative first of eleven measures on the November ballot, a challenge to the constitutionality of the bill that created the situation was ignored in the debate. But the […]
High Speed Rail Conductor Cathleen Galgiani’s Message To California, “Taxes Please!”
It’s hard to understand what was going through the liberals in the state legislature’s mind when they voted to move $4.7 billion dollars in bond sales for High Speed Rail this week with the passage of SB 1029. This move demonstrates that the self-proclaimed High Speed Rail Conductor Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani is out of touch […]
Is the California Job Creation/Destruction Process Slowing Down?
Is the high velocity California job creation/destruction process slowing down? Over the past few years at Fox and Hounds, we’ve discussed the enormous process of job creation/destruction in California, with roughly 250,000-350,000 jobs being created in an average month, and usually around an equal number being destroyed. Recent data suggest, though, that this process might […]