Bay Bridge Shows California’s Political Disarray
If California can’t even build a major public safety project on time and on budget when virtually everyone – Democrats, Republicans and independents alike – agrees it absolutely has to be done, what does it say about getting anything accomplished in the state these days? That’s the question Steve Heminger, executive director of the Bay […]
Senator Feinstein Is Misguided In Her Attempt To Narrowly Define A Journalist
The United States Senate is currently considering the Federal Free Flow of Information Act. This would be a “shield law” that would protect the ability of journalists to keep their sources confidential. Right now 49 states and the District of Columbia have shield laws in place, but the federal government does not. This is a […]
Legal Question Hangs Over San Diego Recall
As signatures start being gathered this weekend to recall San Diego mayor Bob Filner, the big question is whether the recall process of the city is constitutional. In San Diego, like in California law up until 2003 (first in the constitution and then in statute), a voter is required to vote either “yes” or “no” on […]
Wake Me When Session Is Over
Both houses of the legislature are finally back! Big stuff is about to happen! The end of the session is nigh! Wake me when it’s over. Sacramento and the rest of the state have different definitions of big. In Sacramento, big means: there are lots of people with money on both sides of an issue. […]
Self-Regulation
“The ancients understood the regulation of power better than the regulation of liberty”. -Edward Dahlberg Recently, I’ve been thinking about regulation – or rather, the threat of regulation – around media and marketing today. From the saber-rattling around the Omnicom – Publicis merger to the Do Not Track legislation re-introduced by Senator Rockefeller, marketing and […]