No Sharp Elbows Thrown at LA Mayoral Debate on Public Safety
No one needed to call a cop at the Los Angeles mayoral debate on public safety last night. It was a rather peaceful affair with the candidates present generally agreeing on public safety issues and solutions. The Advancement Project, a civil rights organization that developed a roadmap for gang intervention and crime reduction in the […]
Governor’s Cancer is a Political Wake-Up Call
Although no one will ever admit it, this week’s announcement that Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated for prostate cancer puts California’s top job very much in play. Sure, that’s a terrible thing to say, especially when the governor’s doctor is saying the cancer was caught early and that the chances of a full recovery […]
Entrepreneurs to Congress: Don’t Hold Middle Class Tax Cuts Hostage to Tax Breaks for the Wealthy
The New Year is just around the corner, which means we’re mere weeks away from falling off the so-called fiscal cliff. This impending situation—created by a vast array of tax provisions set to expire Jan. 1, at the same time that across-the-board spending cuts start to kick in—could spell disaster for small businesses and our […]
District and Teachers Come Together for Education Reform
The Port settlement last week was not the only recent agreement that cheered Angelenos. The previous week the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) reached a landmark agreement to improve the process of evaluating and supporting teachers by including student test scores in the process. The Los Angeles […]
Ray Briem, Radio Talker, Helped Propel Prop 13
In his autobiography, I’m Mad as Hell, Howard Jarvis gave much credit to building momentum to pass property tax cutting Proposition 13 to late night Los Angeles radio talk show host, Ray Briem. A pioneer in talk radio, Briem passed away this week at age 82. Jarvis said radio talk shows were instrumental in educating […]