It’s Not About Fairness, It’s About More Tax Money
The campaign to change Proposition 13 by the self-styled “Make it Fair” coalition is not about fairness, it is all about more tax money. The coalition claims business gets tax breaks under the current property tax system. Their favorite example to point to was a deal over a Santa Monica hotel purchase that was engineered […]
Revenues May Be Rolling In—For Now—But State Budget Must Heed Lessons Of Past
Editor’s Note: Part 1 of the ‘Boom, Bust, Repeat?’ Series, which explores how the state can smartly manage recent revenue gains to strengthen public programs for the long-term. Those experienced in California’s boom and bust budget cycles are getting dizzy. As the Governor prepares an updated budget proposal, the expanding recovery is pushing state […]
Jury Appreciation Week – May 11-15
In 1998, the California Legislature designated the second full week in May each year to honor the important contributions of citizens who serve on juries, making the right to trial by jury possible. This year marks the 18th Anniversary of Juror Appreciation Week. For those of you who have served on a jury, CALA would […]
Steve Glazer’s Campaign Against “Special Interests”. As Phony as Schwarzenegger’s?
Match the following statements with who said them: “We need to take important steps to limit the corrosive impact of special interest power and lawmaking abuse.” “The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests.” State Senate candidate Steve Glazer said the first. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the […]
Response to 5/1/15 SacBee OpEd: “Too Many Students Are Being Shut Out of UC”
Speaker Atkins has taken aim at the University of California, suggesting that it is abrogating its responsibility to admit qualified California students, thus threatening the quality of our future work force. In fact the danger comes from her office, the State Legislature, as well as the Governor. The UC and State College systems suffered remarkably […]