Campaign to Pass Proposition 30 has Advantages and Hurdles
(Editor’s Note: In Sacramento Tuesday, I participated on a panel at the California Taxpayers Association conference dealing with potential initiatives on the November ballot. At one point I was asked to discuss the chances of the Proposition 30 tax extension passing, if it makes the ballot. Below were my comments.) The Proposition 30 extension campaign […]
Ill-Conceived Minimum Wage Hike Hurts More Than Just Small Biz
Despite the heavy mudslinging and name-calling that never ceases to accompany an election year (this one clearly setting a new low standard), there’s one thing that Democrats, Republicans and persons of most every political persuasion are likely to agree upon: every red-blooded American deserves the right to and a fair shot at earning more money […]
How Riding the Rails Can Change Cities and Lives
What will the railroad bring us? That was the question Henry George sought to answer for California in his famous 1868 essay, “What the Railroad Will Bring Us,” on the eve of the transcontinental railroad’s completion. The renowned political economist’s vision—that the railroad would help make California a global giant of business and trade—was so […]
Did You Vote Super Tuesday in the California Primary?
Did you vote in Super Tuesday’s California Primary? You didn’t? Some of your fellow Californians said they did. The Jimmy Kimmel Show asked people in Hollywood if they voted and whom they voted for Tuesday. See what they said.