Public Ed Involvement in Prop 30 & Trigger Cuts Reminiscent of Prop 13 Campaign
Higher education institutions in California are involving themselves in the campaign for Proposition 30, quite possibly illegally, as they claim to spread information about the initiative. Cal State universities are sending out letters to prospective students suggesting there may not be room for them if the measure fails. Cal State Monterey has a mandatory meeting […]
New Poll Is More Bad News for State GOP
Joel Fox, the boss of this blog, had a post Thursday that used new PPIC and Field Polls to suggest that California is looking at a November election where not much will change. While that may be right as far as individual ballot measures are concerned – although things can shift in a hurry as […]
America’s Last Politically Contested Territory: The Suburbs
Crossposted on New Geography Within the handful of swing states, the presidential election will come down to a handful of swing counties: namely the suburban voters who reside in about the last contested places in American politics. Even in solid-red states, big cities tilt overwhelmingly toward President Obama and the Democrats, and even in solid-blue […]
LA Pension Reform: The Mayor’s Optical Illusion
Crossposted on City Watch At a well attended Wednesday morning press conference at City Hall, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, with support from City Council President Herb Wesson and four other members of the City Council, touted his Retirement Security Plan for new civilian employees as “the next step of putting Los Angeles back toward a more […]
Congress Should Keep Its Promises for Our Great Outdoors
There isn’t a better place to be on a pleasant summer afternoon than Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Take your pick: play a pickup soccer game, barbecue hot dogs, or relax under the shade trees. Or, if you’re one of California’s nearly two million anglers, you might wile away that spring afternoon fishing at Millerton […]