High Speed Rail Attempt To Lure Private Investors To “Show Us The Money” Fails Miserably
At the last HSR Authority board meeting, (Oct 6 2015), a presentation was given by CEO Jeff Morales, who had been ballyhooing that 36 private party organizations had responded to the Authority’s “Request for Expressions of Interest” invitation which was sent out a couple of months ago. Mr. Morales would have you believe that there […]
Saving the Climate and the Poor from Sacramento
California has always been a harbinger of new ideas and bold proposals. That was once a good thing, when California’s economic and social policies encouraged middle-class opportunity, entrepreneurship, and social mobility, way back in the 1960s California described in Kevin Starr’s Golden Dreams. But the contemporary California political elite tends to pioneer the way in […]
Setting the Record Straight on Common Core
Common Core has divided Orange County. More than in almost any other region in California, the updated education standards have caused heated public debate and fiery speeches on both sides, all playing out in our local press and politics. With the recent release of the Common Core-aligned test scores, the controversy will heat up again. […]
California Makes It Easier To Register To Vote—But Will More People Cast A Ballot?
Californians, including the estimated 6.6 million eligible Californians who aren’t registered, will soon have fewer excuses for not registering to vote. Governor Brown signed a landmark measure into law over the weekend that will allow eligible Californians to be automatically registered to vote when they go to the Department of Motor Vehicles office to obtain or renew […]