Higher Ed’s Expensive Lessons
Who’s guilty of the most egregious price gouging? In my opinion, it’s colleges and universities. Tuition and other costs at many public and private schools have doubled in the last six years – and have tripled or quintupled since 2000. That’s far more than just about anything you can name. Medical care? It’s up 600 […]
To Out of State Governors: California Still the Best Place for Business
I’ve gotten positive feedback from the business community for my op-ed in the Orange County Register on Sunday reminding Californians that when it comes to business, our state is still the place to be. They appreciate the Assembly’s efforts to create jobs, get Californians back to work and find ways to make our business climate […]
From the Department of Upside-Down Logic
Sometimes it’s hard to keep your story straight. Like daffodils at Spring, legislators rise every year to wag their fingers at the price of gasoline. First to the bar this year is Senator Mark Leno, who proposes legislation to create a bureaucracy to investigate “whether fuel price manipulation is occurring” by “comparing real time prices […]
700,000 CA School Suspensions Spark Legislative Hearing
At the California Democratic Party Convention this past weekend, Democrats killed efforts led by other Democrats to call for much needed public school reforms. Convention delegates even passed a resolution slamming education reform groups like Students First and Democrats for Education Reform, claiming they are merely front groups for Republicans and Wall Street money. The stark […]