An Interesting Initiative Reform Idea That Was a Draper Loser
Reading through the ideas submitted to Tim Draper’s Fix California Challenge is frustrating, for a couple reasons. The first is that so few of the ideas are new; even the four finalists in the competition are recycled (though many are good ideas)—a previously proposed initiative for a larger legislature, applying transparency laws to the legislature, […]
Driving Action On Climate Change: Transportation Matters
As lawmakers in Sacramento consider a flurry of climate change and clean energy measures in these last few weeks of the legislative session, it is worth remembering that the road to a clean-energy future runs through the largest contributor to California’s greenhouse gas emissions: the transportation sector. Bay Area residents are already doing their part. […]
To Be Competitive, the California GOP Must Change Hearts and Minds
In 2014, the California Republican Party – for the first time since November 2006 – had a successful election night. Their Assembly candidates knocked off three sitting Democratic legislators (the first time since 1994 a Democratic incumbent lost re-election) and they picked up a San Francisco Bay-area district. In the Senate, Republicans picked up an […]
On Caltrain’s ‘Downward Path’ With High-Speed Rail
A look at history reveals the downward path which Caltrain is now headed since its involvement with the California high-speed rail. (HSR). The passing of the high-speed rail act bond issue (Proposition 1A) in November 2008 had the full support of Caltrain, perhaps with good reason. Looking back, HSR would be allowed use of Caltrain’s […]