Prioritizing Infrastructure Means Considering All State Spending
Notable in the reaction to Governor Jerry Brown’s Friday press conference outlining money for dam and water infrastructure, while declaring the need for California to tackle all its infrastructure backlog, was the response from one of the leaders of the fight for improved infrastructure. California Business Roundtable president Rob Lapsley issued a release echoing the […]
Not at the CAGOP Convention but Still a Republican
I was not able to attend this weekend’s California Republican convention for the first time in 8 years but still had the opportunity to express my thoughts about the coming convention and the state of the California Republican Party when I was interviewed on KCRW’s radio show, “Press Play with Madeleine Brand.” The two most […]
Single-Payer Health Insurance Bad for Small Business
The not surprising reaction of some in the California legislature to the debate over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act is to propose a state-run single-payer healthcare model. I say “not surprising“ because there have been attempts in the past to secure a single-payer plan in California, and the negative reaction in deep blue California to the Trump […]
CAGOP Embrace Worst Down to Their Socks
The ugly spectacle of an openly racist and possibly traitorous president is now being embraced by the California Republican Party. “I don’t know about you, but Donald Trump’s just rockin’ my socks,” the GOP Chairman Jim Brulte said during the state Republican convention last Friday. Et tu, Brulte? It’s hard not to read that comment […]