Not Too Late for a Write-In Campaign
I’m as frustrated as many of you about this year’s presidential campaign. Even before the recent Wikileaks revelations tainting the Clinton campaign and the videotape adding another indictment against the Trump candidacy, this year’s election fell so low in the gutter it would take a ladder to reach the curb. But if you are frustrated […]
Is The Tobacco Business Now the General Fund’s Only Friend?
The general fund is responsible for its core government functions – education, healthcare, prisons. It’s the financial heart of our state. Naturally, everyone hates it. Much of California budget politics – and many of our initiatives – consists of making war on the general fund. Indeed, warmaking against the general fund is a bipartisan passion. […]
California’s Surprise Medical Bill Law Papers Over a Systemic Problem
Insured patients who go into hospital for scheduled surgery are often shocked to find they owe bills well beyond what they expected to pay, especially if they understood the hospital and surgeon to be in their health plan’s network. The problem usually occurs when an anesthesiologist or other specialist involved in the procedure is not […]
California has a New Climate Policy that Won’t Help
You wouldn’t expect a document titled “Vibrant Communities and Landscapes” to make so many people this angry. “We are writing to express our concern and dismay over the draft ‘Vibrant Communities’ document,” wrote the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) on behalf of more than 163 business groups, 325,000 employers and 3 million jobs. “Radical […]