Driver’s Licenses and the Jobs Argument
One major argument supporters of granting specially marked driver’s licenses to immigrants living in California unlawfully is the need for these individuals to use cars to get to jobs. However, there is a disconnect between this rationale for the driver’s license bill and the reality of federal law. Assembly speaker John Perez supported AB 60, […]
A Culture of Coverage
The people who designed the Affordable Care Act employed an “If we build it” strategy reminiscent of the Field of Dreams, the classic 1989 film about an iconic baseball diamond built in an Iowa cornfield. If they built a more accessible health insurance system, the reasoning in Congress went, consumers would come and use it. […]
Why California Keeps Repeating Junipero Serra’s Mistakes
If Californians ever figure out a way to bring Father Junipero Serra back from the dead, the first thing we should do is put him in charge of the state prison system. In the California mind, Serra is the state’s founder, a great builder of churches, and, in more recent histories, the man whose system […]
Why I’m Running for Sheriff
During my 30 years with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, I had the privilege of working with some of the most dedicated, driven and hard-working men and women the public safety profession has to offer. However, over the years I have seen a once proud organization turned into an institution with a reputation for corruption, […]