Day: March 1, 2016

Brown Boxed In By His Own Failed Initiative Policy

The governor has a problem—his own ill-conceived changes to the initiative process now are creating problems for his own initiative. A Sacramento judge ruled recently that the governor’s amendments to a sentencing reform initiative were improper. Instead of amending the measure, Brown changed it so much – and with problematic timing – that he should […]

The Death Knell of High Speed Rail

It may take several years before the Rail Authority and its zealous apologists are awakened from their build-it-at-all-cost fantasy. Until then, rail bosses will continue trying to distract the media, the public and politicians with happy-talk and lack luster progress reports. But with the recent realization that there are now no legitimate plans to get […]

When will Taxpayers have enough of Spending on Bad (Irrelevant) Science?

You only have to open a newspaper or read any medical website to see continued coverage of health scares. The president just launched a new “War on Cancer” campaign, we now have Zika virus concerns, and Ebola remains a major health issue around the world. What is surprising is that among all these headlines, the […]

California’s Contingent Economy and the Autistic Creativities Collective

In the 1990s, Donald Cohen was one of the early researchers and explainers of California’s emerging contingent economy. As this economy grew over the next two decades, he sought to go beyond research, to create mediating institutions helping Californians navigate the movement away from full time employment. This past Saturday he addressed our monthly meeting […]