GOP Split May Boost Sanchez
It is ironic that the Republican author of the initiative banning bilingual education has just given a boost to the U.S. Senate candidacy of Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. The entry of Republican businessman Ron Unz into the race to succeed retiring Senator Barbara Boxer makes it even more likely that the November run-off will be […]
Bill Rosendahl’s Green Room Diplomacy
If you were involved in political life in the greater Los Angeles area during the last three decades you knew Bill Rosendahl. Before he was a Los Angeles City Councilman from 2005 to 2013, Rosendahl ran a cable company’s local outlet and conducted three public affairs shows on the cable network. While limited in reach, […]
Rent Control Is a Kludge, Not an Answer, for Affordable Housing
Rent control won’t solve California’s enormous housing problems. But that’s not stopping many Californians from pursuing rent control policies in their hometowns. 2016 threatens to become the Year of Rent Control, with the topic white-hot in the Bay Area, home to California’s most expensive housing. Rent control refers to laws that put limits on how […]
Thumbs Up for Initiative Reforms
It is not impossible to tell how Hiram Johnson would be keeping score on his Progressive Era reforms, and in particular the initiative process. He would clearly see some successes to set beside the shortcomings the Bee editorial board pointed out last week. For starters, he would count Proposition 11, the citizens redistricting measure from 2008, […]
Government Analysts Weigh In on Minimum Wage Boost
(Editors note: Some comments on the effects of the proposed minimum wage increase below. For the concise quotes from the Department of Finance, a hat tip to Sen. John Moorlach.) Now for a few words from government analysts on the proposed minimum wage increase. What did Governor Brown’s own Department of Finance say about a $13 minimum […]