They Gave an Election in LA and Almost Nobody Came
It seems Los Angeles County is testing the old philosophical question: What if they gave an election and nobody came? The most populous county in the state had the lowest percentage turnout in last November’s election. While 42% of state voters turned out for the general election, Los Angeles County turnout was only 31%. The […]
I Am Not Running for Senate
I will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016. I have all the respect in the world for the federal government, and its wars, its failure to pass rational immigration policy, and its gross violations of my privacy. But my life and work are in California, not Washington (though I do have […]
Not Enough Info for Voters to Move LA City Election
The Herb Wesson led LA City Council voted to place Charter Amendment 1 on the ballot. If approved by the voters on March 3, City elections, which are currently held in May of odd numbered years, would be consolidated with State and Federal elections that are held in November of even numbered years, beginning in […]
CA Manufacturing Rises — A Little
California’s hard-hit manufacturing sector is coming back, although not as much as the rest of the country. The Great Recession sliced off 18.5 percent of state manufacturing jobs. After that, from 2011 to 2014, “manufacturing employment has hovered around 12.5 million,” reported the Sacramento Bee. “There certainly are pockets of success,” Gino DiCarlo told CalWatchdog.com; he’s […]