Too Bad for Kevin McCarthy, Very Bad for California
Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s problem in capturing the Speakership of the House of Representatives was bigger than the gaffe he made is describing the effect of the special Benghazi committee– although that certainly greatly contributed to his downfall. The fact that he could not unite a fractured GOP caucus that sees increasing fissures daily proved not […]
A New Political Power: Mod Squad & Business
Another day, another story in the quixotic Green crusade to kneecap California’s lower and middle classes by jacking up the price of fossil fuel energy. The California Air Resources Board voted 9-0 two weeks ago to carry out the low-carbon fuel standard, a regulation requiring “a 10% cut in the carbon content of transportation fuels […]
Pension Reform Initiative Reworked
The leaders of California’s pension reform movement have scrapped their previous effort, introducing two new schemes instead. The news added a fresh twist to the state’s long-running game of political cat and mouse, which has seen state officials labor to cast would-be reforms in a negative light. Switching gears Previously, former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego […]
Facing the Challenge of Violence in South LA
Recent coverage of crime spikes and “cyber banging” as new phenomena have missed some important aspects of what the LA basin is actually experiencing. Now that is not to say that recent articles are entirely wrong, but just missing the right context and some key facts. Are shootings rising in some gang-ridden neighborhoods of LA? […]