Judge’s Bullet Train Decision Could Encourage Congress to Say ‘No More Money’
California’s high-speed rail project took a hit from a state judge on Friday but the repercussions from that decision could reverberate all the way to Washington, resulting in another obstacle for the bullet train. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny decided that the California High Speed Rail Authority “abused its discretion by approving a […]
Immigration Reformers Must Tell a Better Story
In a recent column, Washington Post Wonkblog writers Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas ask: “Why hasn’t this been immigration August?” Five years ago, they write, individual members of Congress were “engulfed by tea-partiers” protesting the Affordable Care Act at town hall meetings. But this summer, nothing approaching that level of intensity surrounds immigration – from […]
Yes, Our Economy is Recovering, but Job Growth is Pathetic
California’s economy is slowly recovering, good news especially for Californians along the coast and in the big metro areas. But job growth remains frustratingly slow, bogged down by structural, competitive and – yes – self-inflicted impediments. I haven’t posted these charts for a while, but they show that California’s recovery is lagging about two-and-a-half years […]
The Latest in a Long Line of Bad Mayors
The amorous adventures of Mayor Bob Filner are the latest blot on the image of San Diego. How can such a sunny city have such dismal mayors? Is it bad karma, an ancient curse, something in the water? Or more credible reasons? Race riots? Natural disasters? Economic crises? Not really. San Diego has had its […]