Cap and Trade is Easy; it’s the Tax that’s Hard
Governor Brown cited the major deficiency of new climate change legislation at a press conference yesterday, citing cap and trade as the major piece of unfinished business. He’s right. When the Governor signs the new climate change legislation rapidly nearing his desk, rather than clarifying public policy, California will be entering uncharted territory. The hard-fought […]
Backstop: The Taxpayers
Pity the poor California taxpayers. They are seen as the backstop for various government schemes that are supposed to be self-funding. The Wall Street Journal’s lead editorial yesterday, critical of California’s plan to establish state managed retirement accounts for private employees, argued that while the law says the state shall not be liable for any […]
The Next Big Shift in California’s Climate Change Movement
She calls him Eduardo. He calls her Mrs. Pavley. And together they epitomize big changes within the world-renowned California movement to fight climate change. She is Fran Pavley, 67, a state senator from the San Fernando Valley who is in the final months of a distinguished legislative career that established her as the mother of […]
Legislature’s Rejection of Veterans Court Bill a Tragic Disappointment
As a Vietnam veteran, I have experienced, first hand, the horrors of battle and the trauma it inflicts on brothers and sisters in uniform. But in the work I do to establish new veterans treatment courts around the state, I am seeing the lives of hundreds of service men and women returning from battle with […]
Energy Jobs Lost, The Sky is Falling in Kern County
(Editor’s Note: Senate Republican Leader Jean Fuller issued the following press release on SB 32.) Senate Republican Leader Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield) opposed Senate Bill 32 (Pavley, D-Agoura Hills) and made the case to protect jobs in California. SB 32 would require the California Air Resources Board to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced […]