Other Revenue Sources Should Be as “Devastating” as Prop 13
You’ve heard the complaints and criticisms for four decades now on how Proposition 13 severally cut government finances. Yet, once again a report from a government agency itself says that just isn’t so. As part of the Legislative Analyst’s Office recent report on California’s Fiscal Outlook for 2018-2019, a chapter on property taxes is titled […]
When DiFi Was Anti-Immigrant
Elections are supposed to be about the future, not the past. But the U.S. Senate contest between Dianne Feinstein and Kevin de Leon may get most interesting when transported back a quarter century. Back then, Feinstein was helping develop the communications framework for anti-immigrant politics—a framework subsequently deployed by Gov. Pete Wilson and a generation’s […]
Bocanegra Saga Embroils the Assembly
Raul Bocanegra announced intention to resign on September 1, 2018, thus avoiding a special election, just as the Times was preparing a story on 6 women who alleged inappropriate sexual advances while he was a staffer, a candidate, and a legislator. Previous, the lone allegation was while he was a staffer. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Downey), who chairs the bipartisan Legislative […]
Crime—Statistics and Perception
Is the LAPD cooking the books to make the city’s crime rate look lower than it is? That’s the allegation from Captain Lillian Carranza of Van Nuys Division, who has filed a claim alleging that aggravated assaults have been intentionally underreported in more than one division of the LAPD. Carranza contended at a news conference […]
Ready, Set, Go! Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday
The holiday season is here so to set you off over the next few days of retailers and charities seeking your attention here are some statistics compiled from NationalToday.com’s holiday shopping survey of 1000 Americans. BLACK FRIDAY (NOV. 24) 75% of Americans will go shopping this Black Friday, and 33% will spend more than $500. Walmart is […]