Mob Mentality Comes to Sacramento from the Left and the Right
Diagnosed with brain cancer, his left eyebrow stitched from recent surgery, U.S. Senator John McCain appealed to civilities all but forgotten this week when he advised colleagues, “Let’s trust each other. Let’s return to regular order.” McCain was speaking about the Senate’s tortured efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But he could […]
California at Politicon
The third annual Politicon convention in Pasadena on all things political produced long lines for lively debates and entertainment, and while a major focus was on national events, as always California and Californians captured a good share of the spotlight. CNN’s Chris Cillizza asked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra how much time he spent confronting the […]
Utah housing lessons for CA
Sorry, Utah. And apologies to the rest of the West. California’s epidemic shortage of housing hasn’t just sickened our own state—by driving up prices, forcing residents into rentals and onto the street, and putting a $140 billion annual drag on the Golden State’s economy. The disease is spreading to our neighbors, too. Today, every significant […]
Herb Wesson’s Latest Pitch: City Owned ‘Bank of Los Angeles’ … Is It Worth the Risk?
On Tuesday, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson made a motion to look into the feasibility of creating the “Bank of Los Angeles” with a vision statement of “financing the building of affordable housing,” making loans to “small business entrepreneurs,” and accommodating the cannabis industry and its banking requirements. “WE THEREFORE MOVE that the […]