Update 2: Top 5 Taxes You May See on the 2016 Ballot
In June 2014, I wrote a column forecasting the tax increase measures that might be on the November 2016 ballot given the conversations going on at the time. I updated the list in March of this year. It’s time for another update, this one prompted by an answer to a question Senate President Pro Tem Kevin […]
Let California Pick the Next President
CORRECTION: This week’s Connecting California column by Joe Mathews incorrectly identified Salinas as the Central Coast’s most populous municipality. Oxnard, with a population of 203,000, is the most populous city in the six Central Coast counties. At the risk of sounding like Donald Trump, let me say it’s just stupid that California won’t play a […]
California’s Government by Lottery
Californians can now “Play at the Pump.” Under a new California Lottery initiative being rolled out across the state, we can purchase lottery tickets while buying gas, without even going inside. Presented with the options of “Play Lotto” or “Gas Only,” we’ll actually have to decline the opportunity to play before fueling our vehicles. As […]
Trump-ing the GOP
The dust having settled on the first GOP debate, the bad news is Donald Trump has apparently been given a free pass to continue his rants before a growing TV audience mesmerized by the thought of what comes next. The good news is the “Donald” has about as much chance of capturing the presidency as […]