Road to Recovery – Not a Zero Sum Game
While improving appearances on the financial front, albeit at the expense of higher taxes, California’s true recovery depends on increasing private sector employment. Publicly, Governor Brown and his GoBiz office have acknowledged as much; many of the employment damaging policies occurred prior to his watch. But how his administration moves forward will be extremely important […]
“Government” is not a Bad Word Says Captain Justice
The state in a criminal case in Tennessee as represented by an assistant district attorney general did not want to be referred to as “the government.” Why? Because the prosecutor thought repeating the use of the term “the government” in pursuing the case against a burglary suspect would prejudice the case with the jury because […]
Good News, Bad News for San Diego Mayoral Candidate Nathan Fletcher in Latest Poll
A new poll released Sunday has both good news and bad news for San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher, the 21st-century Sammy Glick who went from union-scorning Republican to above-it-all noble independent to union-embracing Democrat from March 2012 to May 2013. The bad news for Fletcher: He is no longer ahead. “Councilman Kevin Faulconer has surged […]
Pretrial Release Reform: Less Blame, More Solutions Through Private and Public Partnerships
The problem of jail overcrowding continues to surface in many states and counties across the country. This issue has spurred much debate as to its root cause, which some have attributed to the commercial bail industry. While this theory is highly questionable and unsubstantiated, it remains clear that the problem of overcrowding must be addressed […]