A Compromise in Battle Over LA Election Calendar Changes
As detailed recently in the LA Times there’s an emerging argument in Los Angeles over election reform. Because of Tinseltown’s it-would-be-embarrassingly-low-voter-turnout-if-we-were-capable-of-embarassment turnout, reformers want to move city elections from odd-numbered years, like 2015, to line up with presidential elections, as in 2016. Since people still show up for presidential elections, L.A. won’t suffer from the […]
Cal Facts Quiz
The Legislative Analyst’s Office has opened up its vault of data and information with its Cal Facts report accompanying it this year with the introduction of an on-going blog to add to and enhance the information. To kick off awareness of this great resource Fox and Hounds decided to put together a short quiz to […]
Make Proposition 65 Meaningful to Consumers – Not More Confusing
In May of last year, Governor Jerry Brown declared his intent to pursue reforms to the state’s Proposition 65 -The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. He expressed his deep concern about how the law has been used by lawyers to enrich rather than protect public health, stating: “Proposition 65 is a […]
Did Tax Rise Help CA, Tax Cuts Hurt KS?
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. We’re in California, where the winter weather is in the 70s and the high taxes are imposed by the Great and Powerful Oz. Writing in Al Jazerra, David Cay Johnston said Kansas’ tax cuts hurt it, while California was helped by its $7 billion in tax […]