Death Penalty on the Initiative Plan

One reviewer found Celine’s “Death on the Installment Plan” the story of “a gloomy, disillusioned doctor who views medicine cynically and is irritated by his patients. That’s about how voters are going to look at yet another decision tossed to them about the death penalty in California. Although there are two related initiatives on the […]
Meg Does California Republicans A Favor
The California Republican Party has now lost something else: its ability to thank people acting in its best interests. Meg Whitman, the Republican nominee for governor in 2010 was criticized by current and former state party officials for her public repudiation of Donald Trump and endorsement of Hillary Clinton. They shoud have praised Whitman. She […]
Don’t Ignore Science with California’s Climate Programs
Regardless of whether a vote is taken before the end of session on the future of California’s climate programs, the conversation taking place about what these programs should look like is a very important one. Clearly Californians place a high priority on reducing the impacts of climate change. Reflecting this, our state’s environmental policies have […]
No Blank Checks for Jerry Brown’s Pet Projects
If approved by a majority of the voters, Proposition 53, the Stop Blank Checks Initiative, “all revenue bonds issued or sold by the State in an amount singly or in the aggregate over $2 billion for any single project owned, operated, or managed by the State must first be approved by the voters at a […]