What Exactly is the “Rule of Law”?
Part of the difficulty in finding common ground on the immigration debate in California is a different understanding of a basic governmental concept: the “rule of law.” California officials have readily used the phrase when it comes to resisting the Trump Administration’s immigration policy. Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, admonished the […]
Dyad School Demonstrates Charters’ Excellence
Are the children learning? Is the school safe? Those are two criteria I’ve always used when judging charter schools. I’ve been writing about these innovative learning environments since they first started in California 25 years ago. Charters are public schools but work outside most of the education bureaucracy’s red tape. With charters back in the […]
CDA CMA CNA CHA CTA SEIU CCPOA: Gibberish to you but not to candidates for CA governor.
Ask the average Californian what those acronyms stand for and you’ll draw a blank stare. Ask a candidate for governor and they’ll snap to attention. Those acronyms are associations (see * below) representing the largest recipients of state spending and the beneficiaries of state laws shielding them from accountability or competition. The health, safety and teaching […]
New Microloan Program is Open for Business to Help Entrepreneurs in Low-Wealth Communities
(Editor’s Note: The following press release on the Jump Start program was received from California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank) Today the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) Executive Director, Teveia Barnes, announced a new microloan program is open for business in low-wealth communities. The Jump Start Loan Program (Jump Start) helps small businesses […]