Will Brown Sign Bill to Closely Monitor the Bullet Train?
Sometimes watching Governor Jerry Brown in action you often think of Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: “You never know what you’re going to get.” A recent example: the Jerry Brown who holds a relatively tight reign on the budget in support of economic prudence dismisses economic theory for what he termed a moralistic stand when […]
When Did It Become A Sin to Call Politicians Whores?
I am puzzled by the resignation of Dr. Paul Song from the progressive Courage Campaign network. Song’s supposed gaffe: he used the term “whores” to refer to politicians. The context: Song, speaking as a surrogate for Bernie Sanders, told a New York City rally: “Medicare-for-all will never happen if we continue to elect corporate Democratic […]
Billions in New Bonds Should Not Escape Voter Approval
Former Speaker Willie Brown once said, “In the world of civic projects, the first budget is really just a down payment.” The strategy, he noted, was to start construction of a project quickly so it would be hard to stop once people learned of the real cost which, in many cases, could be many multiples […]
California Taxes Make Nevada Residents
(Editor’s Note: The following editorial appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal on Monday) On the Move Nevadans forced to write a big fat check to the IRS on Monday can at least take solace in the fact that they didn’t also have to send a payment to Carson City. Nevada is one of just […]