Murder-Suicide? 30 vs. 38 Is Good – And a Model for Initiative Reform
For all our elections, there is so little real democracy in California that we no longer seem to know it when we see it. Just look at the orgy of commentary from the political elite and the media about the battle between Propositions 30 and 38. The politico-media consensus is that Prop 38 and its […]
Another Tax Proposal by California’s Air Regulators
Not satisfied with a $60 billion new energy tax, disguised as a cap-and-trade auction and pegged to increase gasoline prices by 70 cents a gallon. Not satisfied with an untested “low-carbon” fuels regulation that will likely reduce refinery capacity in California (and we just saw how well that works out for California). Now, the Air […]
The October 2012 Jobs Report and Its Meaning for California
Earlier this month, the jobs report released by the federal government indicated 114,000 payroll jobs gained nationwide over the month, a modest number, but the unemployment rate went down significantly from 8.1% to 7.8%. As Marc Lacter of LA Biz Observed notes, normally a one month job report would not be worthy of great attention, […]
Brown, Munger End GOP Monopoly on Circular Firing Squads
Crossposted on CalWatchDog For the past two decades, California Republicans have perfected one thing, the circular firing squad. No political party, organization or institution has been better at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The Republican monopoly on this self-destructive habit is about to end, thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown and civil rights attorney […]