A Civic Lesson from SF on the Two-Thirds Vote for Taxes
Since Proposition 13 established a requirement for a two-thirds vote by the people for special taxes—that is, taxes earmarked for a special purpose–opponents of the idea have been critical. The major argument they make is that it is better to allow a majority vote because there is transparency in knowing how the tax money is […]
The Legislature Should Not Adopt APA Exemptions
A fundamental purpose of both the federal and California Administrative Procedure Acts (APA) is to allow public participation in the federal and state rulemaking processes. This is where the executive branch engages in quasi-legislative activities by adopting rules and regulations to implement statutes passed by the legislative branch of government. Key to allowing public participation […]
Standing Up to Trump–on the Big Screen
What’s playing at the Roxie? I’ll tell you what’s playing at the Roxie. This Friday night at the Roxie in San Francisco, you can see a series of short films – including one that documents some of the early and ugly Trump bullying against someone who was prescient about the danger he posed to democracy. […]
Oh, for those good-old days without fossil fuels!
Maybe it’s time to start scaling back on our leisurely lifestyle to lower our greenhouse gas emissions and start reverting back to the pre-1900 horse and buggy days for our transportation systems, and the “snake oil” pitchmen for our healthcare system, and no medications, no cosmetics, no fertilizers, no computers nor IPhones, and shorter life […]