Good Budget News Hasn’t Stopped the Tax Train (No, Not THAT Train)
Release of the May budget revision brought back debate over the state’s high speed rail proposal but, the good news budget should have squelched talk of more taxes – call it the tax train—from chugging along. It hasn’t. With the improved economy, Governor Jerry Brown will boast that his plan for Proposition 30 is working. […]
Races to Watch with a Two Weeks to Go
Here are the ten June races right now that I’m finding most interesting. 10. AD73 (Dana Point): While the national story is the fight for the future of the Republican Party is between Donnelly and Kashkari, it’s playing out in several other districts as well, including this safe Republican seat. Bryson is carrying the moderate flag, while some […]
English and Meritocracy: The Gullibility of Our Political and Media Elites
Last week I noted in a column that the California Republicans in the Education Committee of the State Senate had joined an 8-to-0 vote to repeal Proposition 227 and restore Spanish-almost-only “bilingual education” in our schools. The academic performance of over a million immigrant student had doubled in the four years following the implementation of intensive English immersion programs, […]
Bringing A Knife To A Gunfight
If you haven’t caught the news, there is a new bill floating around Sacramento that attempts to deal with the affordable housing crisis in California. The California Homes and Job Act would create a new $75 fee on any sort of real estate recording, such as a change of title. This money would then be […]