Why CTA Needs to Pull its Anti-Charter Ads Now
Charter schools have their problems—some are high-performing. Some aren’t. Some are models that other schools should be mulating.. Some would be better off shut down. But the idea that charters, which serve a fraction of students, represent a top priority in California is nuts. So it’s maddening to see the California Teachers Association, in an […]
Brown Should Approve Oversight Bill on High-Speed Rail Project
Democrats in Sacramento have developed a case of buyer’s remorse so strong that they joined Republicans to pass a groundbreaking high-speed rail accountability measure. Finally the Legislature is standing up for taxpayers and Governor Brown should take note. I introduced AB 2847 to strengthen the public and Legislature’s oversight of the High-Speed Rail Authority. This […]
AB-1889 (Mullin) – Caltrain sponsored legislation to take funds from High Speed Rail
In the last hour of the Legislative session on Aug 31, final approval was given to AB-1889, which was dispatched to the Governor for his hoped for signature. Pushed though with Democratic caucus support, this bill takes $600 million in funding from the voter approved Prop 1A High Speed Rail bond act and will partially […]