California’s Shift to a March Primary Likely Dooms Top-Two System
Governor Brown signed SB 568, which moves all of California’s partisan primaries from June to the first week in March, in midterm years as well as presidential years. The change is effective after 2018. Although much commentary about this bill has been published, there is little or no mention of the fact that a March […]
Back to the Drawing Board on Wetlands for Water Board
In California, nothing succeeds like success except — perhaps — failure. Take as one case in point California’s State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in the matter of wetlands management. According to the SWRCB — California’s governor-appointed czars endowed by our legislature with broad authority to protect our state’s waters — the eight regional water […]
Big Picture Focus Needed for Higher Education
Almost six decades ago, California adopted the Master Plan for Higher Education that has produced the most successful public higher education system in the world. The challenge is how we maintain and build on that success. One positive sign is that the State Assembly has convened a Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher […]
A Small Business Struggle
Sometimes an example serves best when trying to explain the negative effects of overzealous regulation enforcement on California job creators. Consider the story of Joann Roth-Oseary and her pursuit of the American Dream to build a business. Thirty-seven years ago Joann Roth-Oseary made a decision to start up her own business and create a catering […]