Legislation would upend local citizens’ initiatives
In 2016 California voters considered more than 850 local ballot measures. But that is just too much democracy, according to a measure introduced in the Assembly last month. Most local measures are placed on the ballot by a local governing board: city council, school board, transit district, etc. Most of those measures are charter amendments, tax increases or bond […]
Proportional Representation Could Accomplish What Redistricting Reform Can’t
Former Governor Schwarzenegger and other participants in his campaign for redistricting reform across the country have identified the right problems. They are correct in pointing out how unrepresentative state legislatures have become; the percentages of votes that each party gets rarely represents the percentage the party holds in American state houses. Schwarzenegger and allies also […]
The New Assault on Part-Time Jobs
A new proposal in Sacramento could beat up companies that depend on part-time workers. Called AB 5, the proposed bill is a roundhouse punch to all but very small companies because it pushes employers to transform part-time workers into full-time employees. It would make employers offer more hours to their part-time workers before hiring anyone […]
There’s No Other Choice for California – America Has to Lead The World
Syria has become the disaster for a generation and Iran wants to lord over the Middle East along with anywhere else it can get its grips into a region or government by whatever means necessary. In Eastern Europe a resurgent Russia continues seizing Ukraine and Putin still believes the downfall of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical disaster […]