How to Solve Skelton’s Riddle
In a recent column, George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times takes a sideways shot at Gov. Jerry Brown. The columnist’s charge? That the governor, by campaigning for two ballot measures (the Prop 1 water bond and the constitutional budget-and-debt formula known as Prop 2), was distracting people from the fact that he hasn’t come […]
Deeper In Debt Or A Better Water Policy? Voters Will Decide In November
In November, California voters will decide the fate of a proposed $7.5 billion water bond, Proposition 1. Rather than approve more debt, voters should pressure governments at all levels to end policies that encourage urban and agricultural water waste. Consider rice, though these problems apply to other crops. California is the second-largest producer of rice […]
The Red Bull Class Action
The Red Bull class action lawsuit is complete bull****. Sorry, I figured that was the easiest way to get your attention. In case you have not heard about it, the Austria-based drink giant settled a class action lawsuit for false advertising a couple of weeks ago for $13 million. As part of the settlement, consumers who bought […]
Alarcon’s Real Crime: He Served Himself Better Than He Served His People
HE COULD HAVE BEEN A CONTENDER-Faced with charges the he lied about living in his San Fernando Valley Council District, Richard Alarcon defended himself with the same tactics that had become the hallmark of his wasted political career: he denied, deflected, deceived and dissembled. The judge and jury would have none of it. Alarcon was […]
New Arthur Laffer Book Details Reagan Prosperity Recipe
If you have a great recipe, keep using it. Don’t be chicken. Just ask Col. Sanders. Why then don’t Republican candidates just follow Ronald Reagan’s successful economic recipe from the 1980s? Cut taxes; in his case, from the top income tax rate of 70 percent in 1980 to 28 percent in 1988. Keep money stable […]