Election Strategy by Business Interests Deals with Wild Card in AD 16
Business versus labor in California elections is not new but that old tug-of-war is being played out with gusto in Assembly District 16, the East San Francisco Bay district. In the strongly Democratic leaning state, many political players in the business community are following a strategy to boost business friendly Democrats. They found one in […]
Would the Rainy Day Fund Make Prop 98 Even More Complicated?
The three-part formula that is Prop 98, our state’s education funding guarantee, is famously complicated, as I’ve written elsewhere you might think that no one would bother coming up with ways to make it even more complicated. But advocates of a rainy day fund seem to be determined to do exactly that. That’s because the […]
Compost Week Highlights Recycling Hypocrisy
There is a special brand of irony amid all the recent Compost Week hoopla at the State Capitol: Californians Against Waste finds itself sponsoring of two bills that are completely at odds with one another in a move that some insiders are considering to be a calculated attempt to secure a fundraising push within the […]
Water Fears All Wet
You may have seen the article last week about how Sacramento now has water cops who patrol neighborhoods issuing tickets to wastrels who are caught “overwatering” their lawns or hosing down their driveways. And be warned: Los Angeles is expected to have four such water cops by this summer. This is the latest overreaction that […]
Ditch the Gloves and Develop Smart Food-Safety Legislation
In recent weeks, the California State Assembly approved a seemingly complete reversal of food safety legislation that was enacted earlier this year. Assembly Bill 2130, proposed by Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan, head of the California Assembly Health Committee, would repeal language in the state health code that requires restaurant employees and bartenders to wear gloves […]