The Napolitano Selection and the Quest for Revenues
Among the many insights offered about the choice of Janet Napolitano as the new president of the University of California is the suggestion that she would be a person who could help increase revenue for the university system. The Los Angeles Times news report on the selection of Napolitano stated that she “may be able […]
And Bring Everyone’s Phone and Email Records With You, Janet
I hope she starts by requiring TSA searches of any member of the legislature who steps on one of her campuses. The appointment of former Arizona Governor and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the new president of the University of California system is high-risk. A politician from three highly suspect worlds — Arizona, the […]
In California, Taxpayers “Pay More But Get Less”
The never-ending debate in California politics for the last 30 years has been pretty much gone something like this: Californians need to give government more money or drastic cuts in services will have to be made. Leading voices in the two political parties have lined up on the extremes of that debate and proceed to […]
The Truce That Could Save American Cities
Some states, such as New York and California, are loudly proclaiming that they have returned from the fiscal abyss. Maybe for now, but the future doesn’t look so good when long-term debt and pension obligations are factored in. Taken together, our 50 states owe $1 trillion in unfunded pension obligations. But right now the most […]