An Election of No Change?
Let’s stipulate that with the airwaves war on California’s ballot measures just beginning, the numbers released in yesterday’s statewide polls are just a reference point for things to come once the campaigns take shape. Still, the PPIC and Field polls indicate we could be looking at a “status quo” election — after it’s over nothing […]
Memo to Yes on 32: The Railroads Won
When you start talking about the power of public employee unions in 21st century California, it’s not long before you hear the analogy to the power of the railroads in the state back in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. Inevitably, the story will be told that Hiram Johnson used the ballot […]
Democrats Derail Their Own AB 32
We all know about roads paved with good intentions. Here’s another old saying: power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. These adages are taking on brand new relevance these days thanks to our Democrat-dominated state government, which is using its single-party rule to undermine its own well-intentioned law. The case at hand is the 2006 […]
Palo Alto’s “Open Budget”: What Transparency Looks Like – Part II
When we last left our intrepid transparency trailblazers at the City of Palo Alto (PA), they had just launched one of the nation’s most comprehensive open data platforms. Using Census and municipal data, Open Data Palo Alto provided residents (or anyone for that matter) with information ranging from the percentage of Palo Altans under five […]