Education Plan Tests Brown’s Popularity
A new Field Poll shows that California voters are feeling good about Gov. Jerry Brown, with 61 percent saying that he “can be trusted to do what is right.” Those warm feelings are going to be tested in upcoming months as the governor pits school district against school district in an attempt to overhaul the […]
Interested in What Californians Really Think about Initiative Reform? Remember “What’s Next CA?”?
With their developing super-majority, Assembly Democrats have turned their attention (once again) to something they’re calling “initiative reform” and more than a few people—on both sides of the aisle—are worried. The San Diego U-T opined, “The Democrats who team with unions to control Sacramento have no credibility on this issue. Direct democracy is the only […]
Losing Our Share of the Pi
The recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement by Rhythm and Hues Studios occurred on the eve of an Oscars they not only won an Academy Award in Best Visual Effects for their visually stunning work in the film “Life of Pi,” but also helped to facilitate wins for Best Cinematography and Best Director. At the same […]
Is there Any Hope for CA Republicans?
Last week I riffed on a column by Tony Quinn on Republicans, immigration and California, “Are Republicans Finally Learning to Count?” In turn, Quinn has responded to me: “He argues that even if they do so Latinos will not vote for them, and to support immigration ‘amnesty’ will rile up the Republican base. “He may […]
Stop Sequestration: Not All Cuts Are Equal
Not often does one paraphrase Napoleon of Animal Farm, George Orwell’s literary stand-in for Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, but perhaps it is fitting when it comes to sequestration: “All cuts are equal, but some cuts are more equal than others.” When it comes to the core function of government—be it local, regional, state or federal, public […]