My Interview With Overreach
The address was for a small office in an Inland Empire retail development, which had been mostly empty since construction was finished in mid-2008. I knocked on the door and a secretary buzzed me in, and then led me to a big, well-appointed office. On the walls were a painting of Napoleon contemplating Russia and […]
Democrats Gear Up for Ballot Battles
The Democratic supermajority in the Legislature has California Republicans playing “Can you top this?” when they talk about what can happen next. Pay hikes for state workers? Single-payer health insurance? Labor studies programs in every state college and university? A total end to hunting, including a ban on mousetraps? Nancy Pelosi replacing Minerva on the […]
Growing Old in the California Job Market
Recently, Tom Vacar, Channel 2 consumer editor e-mailed me the resume of a friend of his who is looking for work. The man has a distinguished career in communications for large scale infrastructure projects, including serving as a spokesperson for a major municipal entity. Tom and I are part of an informal employment network for […]
Strike Shows U.S. Wages, Cargo Ships Heading South
Editor’s Note: The more than one-week long LA Port strike was settled late last night. Them’s fightin’ words! At Dodger Stadium it’s “Let’s go Giants!” West of Sepulveda it’s “I voted for Romney.” Just about everywhere else it’s “On strike!” “Union” is one of the words in the English language guaranteed to get a reaction, […]
How Democrats Won the Super-Majority
Everyone has an explanation for why the California Republican Party was dominated in the last election. Immigration, demographics, social issues, taxes, etc. But, all the blathering has ignored the elephant in the room: money. Big business and big labor teamed up and spent big money to elect Democrats. And they used party central committees to […]