Read All the Lines in an Editorial
We are often told that we must “read between the lines” to get a true understanding of what the words on a page mean. In the case of political campaign material, it is safer to read all the lines in the original source material from which the campaign material is quoted. Take the contentious Measure […]
Top Two’s Next Victim? The 2018 Gubernatorial Contest
Boy does California ever need a robust, wide-ranging debate about the future of the state, and the future of governance. And so you might think that the 2018 governor’s race, with the incumbent termed out, would be just the opportunity for such a debate. But there’s no chance of such a debate. Top two will […]
Top Two Reform Speaks to the Political Middle
On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, host Chuck Todd made a comment in the guise of a question that talked about the “hollowed-out middle” of American politics, namely how hyper-partisanship will endure because voter behavior in the primaries only results in very conservative Republicans and very liberal Democrats. The story of growing division is […]
Half of Small Businesses Say Regulations are a Problem
According to new research by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), small business owners are drowning in regulations imposed by every level of government. It is a major problem affecting millions of businesses, and the federal government is the biggest contributor. For small businesses in California, however, we know that in many areas including labor and […]