California Redistricting Commission in Jeopardy at US Supreme Court
The key question the United States Supreme Court must address in deciding if state voters can create redistricting commissions for congressional districts is whether the people can be considered legislators when they create laws through the initiative process. It goes to the heart of the initiative power, which voters in both California and Arizona used […]
A Lieutenant Governor’s Debate in Pyongyang
“With Bay Area public radio apparently not providing a favorable enough platform for Mr. Newsom to debate, we’re willing to accept a forum moderated by MS-NBC’s Rachel Maddow or Ed Schultz. If MS-NBC isn’t favorable enough, we could be talked into doing it on either Russian government-funded RT television, or North Korea’s KCNA, although with […]
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay
“Human happiness,” the Greek historian Herodotus once observed, “does not abide long in one place.” In its 240 years or so of existence, the United States has experienced similar ebbs and flows, with Boston replaced as the nation’s commercial capital first by Philadelphia and then by New York. The 19th century saw the rise of […]
ADA Lawsuits Continue To Hurt Fresno’s And California’s Economy
As a business owner who is involved with my local chamber of commerce, I know how devastating a lawsuit can be to small businesses. I’ve seen otherwise prosperous businesses forced to scale back, lay off employees, or even shut their doors altogether due to an abusive lawsuit, and I want to put a stop to […]