Election Day – By The Numbers
This article is about numbers, but that’s what elections are about. With the polls closing in 36 hours, once again it is worthwhile to look at where the vote stands. Thanks to Political Data’s fine analysis, we can now trace the early vote by day, party and district. There are more than 2.5 million ballots […]
Stop the Trial Lawyer Train Wreck, Vote No on 45 and 46!
Election Day is quickly approaching and the end is near, both for the election cycle and for those annoying campaign ads that have been everywhere in the last few days. This Election Day, you have an opportunity to send a clear message to the trial lawyers in California that you will not tolerate more abuse […]
Take the Quiz: Prop 2? Or Prop 58?
If you have a feeling of déjà vu as you try to make sense of Prop 2, the complex formula for a rainy day fund, it’s not just you. Ten years ago, Californians were presented with a very similar measure, Prop 58, which they approved. How similar? Take a look below at pairs of arguments […]
Prop 48: Indian Gaming Compact Deserves Yes Vote
Voter turnout for this Tuesday’s election is projected to be lower than any general election in a generation. And it’s no wonder; we are in a blue state, so the statewide partisan races are largely inconsequential. And while six measures are on the ballot, none of them is a “wow” issue that would cause voter […]
Stockton Bankruptcy Ruling Backs Away from Pension Reform
Jack Dean likes to tell the story of Prichard, Alabama, a city that declared bankruptcy not once, but twice. “They were warned that the pension fund was running dry, and in 2009, it ran dry,” says Dean. “So they stopped mailing the checks.” Dean, the editor and founder of PensionTsunami.com, tells the cautionary tale of […]
Silicon Valley’s Chips Off the Old Block
Silicon Valley long has been hailed as an exemplar of the American culture of opportunity, openness and entrepreneurship. Increasingly, however, the tech community is morphing into a ruling class with the potential for assuming unprecedented power over both our personal and political lives. Rather than the plucky entrepreneurs of legend, America’s rising tech oligarchy constitutes […]