Decision Time for Tim Draper
I like and respect Tim Draper, the venture capitalist. His investments in start-ups in Silicon Valley and around the world have helped fuel the global economy and given us new products and services we use every day. But Draper newest idea – a ballot initiative to split California into six new states – is a bad […]
Meaningful Strides Forward on Initiative Reform
I’d like to go on the record and say I agree wholeheartedly with Joe Mathews that SB 1253, the Ballot Initiative Transparency Act introduced by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, certainly does deserve more attention [“Very Small Steps Forward on Ballot Initiative System,” May 20]. To be sure, California’s decades old initiative process is […]
Debate Over Israel Flares on CA College Campuses, Politicians Must Take a Stand
I have taught for many years at the University of Southern California, so it is rare that I will go out of my way to offer kind words to our friendly crosstown rivals at UCLA. But I write this to salute a group of young heroes in Westwood. They are not basketball or football stars […]
2013 Prop. 65 Private Settlement Summary Shows Widespread Lawsuit Abuse Continues
Every year the Attorney General’s office releases an annual summary of the private settlements of Proposition 65 cases brought by private plaintiffs. The office has been doing this since 2000 and the summaries are based on reports submitted to the Attorney General as required by law. The summary shows total penalties, attorney fees, other funds collected, and […]