Of Curds and Whey and Spiders and Legislators
“Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider, who sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away.” Well, Miss Muffet has a new problem today because a California legislator has decided to spin his own spider’s web with a bill setting the price for curds and […]
Replace Low-Turnout Specials With Party Lists
Why are turnouts so low in these special elections to fill empty Assembly and state Senate seats? Because Californians aren’t honest with themselves. We tell ourselves that, in election contests, we vote for the person. But the fact is we rarely have any idea who the person we vote for is. That’s especially true in […]
Gingrich Praises Lt. Gov. Newsom’s ‘Citizensville’ at CPAC
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich lit up CPAC on its third and final day of convention, opening with bold criticisms against the Republican establishment and its consultant culture. “The Republican establishment is just plain wrong about how it approaches politics,” he said, adding that the RNC’s effort to produce a report on initial changes was a […]
Transparency in California Treading Toward More Openness?
Good government groups are using Sunshine Week to make the case for more transparent California state elections. And bills promoting more transparency are in the hopper in Sacramento. The California League of Women Voters and Common Cause are sponsoring the Sunshine in Campaigns Act, a package of bills designed to bring more light to who […]