California at GOP Convention
There is one place that the influence and power of California–the home of the sixth largest economy in the world, cultural icons and high tech gurus–is relatively insignificant: the Republican national convention. Despite delivering the most delegates of any state and having the greatest representation in the Electoral College, California is little more than a […]
Trump and Pence: Pass Me the Dice
The difference between Donald Trump and Indiana Governor and Trump VP pick Mike Pence is the difference between a Saturday night jazz singer and the member of the church choir. Trump will sing How High the Moon 27 different times 27 different ways. Pence will be singing Rock of Ages the same way in the same pew his grandaddy did two […]
Why Raise Taxes For Mass Transit When Driverless Cars Are The Future?
The news from Florida of the first-ever fatal accident in a driverless car, a 2015 Tesla Model S, was quite a surprise. They’re here. Ready or not, autonomous driving technology has arrived, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned about technological change, it’s that there’s no going back again. The National Transportation Safety Board is […]
LA County Parks Tax: The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back?
On Tuesday, July 5, the County Board of Supervisors voted to place on the November ballot a $95 million parcel tax to benefit the County’s parks. Unlike a traditional parcel tax of $40 on each of the County’s 2.4 million parcels, this new parcel tax will be based on the square footage of improved property […]