Homeless Solution: Taxes?
Apparently, politicians up and down the state think the solution to California’s homeless problem is taxes. In San Francisco, members of the board of supervisors want to tax the tech industry. In Los Angeles, the city council wants to raise property taxes on all property owners. On the state level, legislative leaders plan to shift […]
Newsom Is Running Harder Than Sanchez
Has Loretta Sanchez given up? Given how much ground the U.S. Senate candidate has to make up on Attorney General Kamala Harris, what on earth was Rep. Sanchez doing visiting Spain on a recent trade mission? There will be plenty of time to visit that fascinating (and even more stalemated than the U.S.) country after […]
Fresno Cop Deals Blow To SEIU… And Everyone Shakes Hands
I met Eulalio Gomez in Bakersfield earlier this year. The correctional officer from Fresno was part of an MLK Day gathering of public sector union reformers, and I was there to document. Each California employee present had spent time and resources challenging their unions in one form or another. They came to compare war wounds […]
Lessons from Chicago on the Value of Prop 13
In Chicago, escalating property taxes are headline news. With the average property tax bill due to go up by 13 percent – and more increases in subsequent years virtually guaranteed – home ownership in the Windy City is in deep peril. No one seems happy except the moving companies. This drastic tax increase is the […]
July 4th a Reminder to Help Veterans with Combat Disorders
The Fourth of July is no doubt a special time for Americans to enjoy apple pie, fireworks and family, but we should also seize this day as a time to reflect on the great freedom our nation enjoys – and the people who have made that possible, our beloved veterans. And we should most certainly […]