California’s New Republican Boss
Neel Kashkari is the Republican candidate for governor because of the efforts of a mild mannered, bow-tied Stanford University physicist named Charles Munger Jr. Munger is also responsible for the defeat and retirement of several powerful California members of Congress, and he is the major funding source keeping the California Republican Party afloat. Not bad […]
Making it Easier to Reach LAX
On Thursday, June 26th, the Los Angeles Metro Board of Directors committed the agency to building an intermodal light rail, bus and tramway station to actually serve Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This is a significant development for Los Angeles, for a number of reasons. It not only affects quality of life issues for the […]
Why Controller Matters
State controller – like most of the down-ticket executive offices in California – should be an appointed position, not an elected position. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter. It’s an important position. The duties include being the state’s chief fiscal officer, maintaining control on all receipts, payments and balances in state funds; monitoring bonded […]
Energy Preferences to Play Big Role in November
The November election will be played out along all the usual social memes – from gay marriage, racism and immigration to the “war against women.” But what may determine the outcome revolves around one key economic issue: energy. This has all come to a boil now as President Obama has backed an Environmental Protection Agency effort […]