Voters Should Focus on 3 Ballot Measures and Ignore the Rest
There are people who will tell you it’s your civic duty to educate yourself on all 17 measures on the November ballot, plus any other measures the legislature might add to the ballot, plus local measures, local races, state races, the U.S. Senate race and the presidential race. Those people are nuts. You have a […]
Sanchez Needs Hillary Voters to Win
The key to California’s U.S. Senate race just may be Democratic voters who rally to the idea of electing the first woman president also wanting to set another first by voting into office the first Latina United States Senator. Despite Attorney General Kamala Harris decisive primary victory over second place finisher Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, the […]
Proposition 57: Jerry Brown’s Early Release For Violent Criminals
Just a week ago, California Attorney General Kamala Harris released an alarming report detailing how violent crime in California is on the rise, increasing 10% over the last year. Violent crimes were up last year by about 15,000 to a high of 166,588. Homicides went up 9.7 percent, robberies 8.5 percent, aggravated assaults 8 percent. Rapes increased […]
Why the World Is Rebelling Against ‘Experts’
An unconventional, sometimes incoherent, resistance arises to the elites who keep explaining why changes that hurt the middle class are actually for its own good. The Great Rebellion is on and where it leads nobody knows. Its expressions range from Brexit to the Trump phenomena and includes neo-nationalist and unconventional insurgent movement around the world. […]
LA’s Mayor Flunks the Budget Test
In August, the Los Angeles Times awarded Mayor Eric Garcetti a C for his performance during his first two years in office. While Garcetti received a B+ on his Vision, his overall ranking was dinged by a C- on Leadership and D on Political Courage. Unfortunately for all Angelenos, the “smooth on the podium” Garcetti […]