Remember When Politicians Didn’t Brag About Their Billionaire Friends?
I’m just old enough to remember the days when a politician with a billionaire friend and backer wouldn’t brag about the relationship. When said politician might downplay it. Or avoid mentioning the billionaire. And if pressed, the politician would certainly explain that he or she would never dare shape their public policy work to fit […]
Media Coverage of California Fuel Markets is Off the Mark
Tom Elias’s recent column on California gasoline markets repeats a number of preposterous and unsubstantiated allegations and misses the mark entirely in providing his readers any insights into the recent volatility of gas prices in California. There is ample evidence a short term supply shortage in Southern California has resulted in a supply/demand imbalance. Those generally […]
Low Voter Turnout Seen Among Fast Growing California Demographic Groups
Only one in three eligible voters cast a ballot in the 2016 general election to elect all the statewide offices, congressional representatives and approve initiatives last November, a record low. But, for two of California’s fastest growing groups, the numbers are even more troubling. “Everyone was quite shocked about that and, of course, very concerned, […]
AB 96 Tramples On Californians’ Constitutional Property Rights
Like most Californians, I am a fervent supporter of meaningful efforts to combat elephant poaching and cracking down on the black market trade for ivory. However, as an attorney and resident Californian, I am very concerned about a bill moving through the state legislature that disingenuously claims to attack the illegal ivory trade while at […]