Six Californias – What Would It Mean Politically?
We will say right up front that we believe there is no chance California will be allowed to subdivide itself into six states, a question that has submitted signatures in hopes of qualifying for the 2016 ballot. As we have explained elsewhere, we believe Congress would never approve such a plan, because it would dilute […]
Big Winner if AB 69 Fails: High-Speed-Rail
Much has been made of the potential losers if AB 69, the bill authored by Assemblyman Henry Perea to delay applying cap-and-trade regulations to transportation fuels, fails to become law – but there is also a potential big winner: high-speed-rail. It has been pointed out that a predicted increase of anywhere from 15-cents to 70-cents […]
Income Equality and the Rising Cost of Gasoline
Governor Brown knows that income inequality is a critical issue facing our state and the nation that urgently needs to be addressed. Thoughtful and experienced as he is, Governor Brown is well aware that such inequity, paired with regressive tax policies, can exact tremendous damage on a struggling economy – particularly on low-income populations. As […]