State Controller: Prop 30 Extension Will Pass
At last Friday’s California Economic Summit sponsored by California Forward and the California Stewardship Network, state Controller Betty Yee predicted that a Proposition 30 extension and a cigarette tax will be on the 2016 ballot and both would pass. It was a prediction—not a desire. Yee said tax reform is imperative but it should be accomplished after deeper […]
It’s Not Voter Fatigue, It’s Voter Ignorance
There’s an oft-repeated error in the recent rash of stories about what is shaping up as a very long slate of ballot initiatives for California voters in November 2016. The stories have quotes in which political consultants and others worry about “voter fatigue.” That’s the idea that with too many things on the ballot – […]
The Paris Massacre Has Made National Security Our Central Concern
Candidates for governor of states such as California with large metropolitan populations as well as big city Mayoral hopefuls are not generally asked questions about national security issues. These are typically addressed to congressional candidates and presidential hopefuls. That may change in light of the Parisian massacre, the bombings in Beirut a day earlier, the […]
California Economic Summit Sets Bold Goals
When California Forward and the California Stewardship Network conceived the California Economic Summit several years ago, it was hoped it could start a real conversation about job creation in California. Mission accomplished. The fourth annual meeting of the Summit concluded last week in Ontario, attracting 400 private, public and civic leaders from diverse regions across California. “Hundreds […]