Government Policies Perpetuate Poverty in California
Anyone can see the road that they walk on Is paved in gold And it’s always summer They’ll never get cold They’ll never get hungry They’ll never get old and gray ~ Fastball, “The Way,” 1998 Before California was officially christened the Golden State by the Legislature in 1968, it was also known as the […]
UC Berkeley Unfairly Criticized in Wake of Protest
After the violence that shut down the speech of the provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley, the University has come under substantial criticism – including from President Trump, who tweeted a threat to defund it. Many have trotted out the old yarn that the University is nothing more than a hotbed of liberalism and political […]
Caltrain and High Speed Rail and FTA funding – Revolving Door Shenanigans
A brewing scandal involving Federal Funding for the Bay Area Commuter line, Caltrain, has emerged. Caltrain has been seeking funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for its “modernization program”. Caltrain has been seeking approval for a FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) in the amount of $647 million. Caltrain was pushing very hard to […]
California Must Discredit Trump Before Trump Discredits California
California is already on defense in its battle with Donald Trump. We need offense—now. Trump is attacking our state as if it were just another political opponent. His strategy is not merely to punish California; he wants to rob our state of its political legitimacy. So the president of the United States has falsely claimed […]