Prop 30 as an Obstacle to Reform
The San Bernardino Sun’s Prop 30 editorial (also appearing in other newspapers owned by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group) was another in what I call the “hold-your-nose-and-vote-for-Prop-30” endorsements that a few editorial pages chose to run. But one paragraph in the editorial needs special attention. Referring to arguments made by the opposition to Prop 30 […]
No on Prop 37 Ad
Editors Note: Below is a No on Prop 37 Ad that was sent exclusively to Fox and Hounds. This ad was just released and will be live on airwaves shortly.
California Businesses Are Wimps on High Taxes
Crossposted on Bloomberg.com If you listen to the union-financed advertising campaigns, you would think that corporate interests control California’s capital and are bulldozing the interests of “working-class” taxpayers to promote conservative causes. In the minds of union activists, billionaires are conspiring to turn deep-blue California into a red zone. In particular, opponents of a state […]
Three Bites at the Apple: Public Sector Unions in California
Observers have long noted that public employee unions get two big bites at the policy apple. First, they can try to secure better pay, benefits, and working conditions for their members through collective bargaining. If that isn’t enough, they can turn to the political sphere and try to exercise influence through electioneering and lobbying. In […]
LA’s Pension War Goes Nuclear
Crossposted on City Watch Mayor Richard Riordan’s proposed ballot measure, the “Fair Share Pension Reform Act of 2013,” is LA’s Prop 32, only on steroids, as the leadership of the City’s public unions will view this money saving initiative for our cash strapped City as a direct assault on their control of the City’s purse […]