California Democrats Sanctuary Includes Violent Criminals
Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) have been clear that they oppose California allowing the state or its sanctuary cities from cooperating with immigration officials unless the individual committed a violent crime. Under California law, throwing acid at someone or rape of an unconscious, intoxicated or […]
Immigrants Are Key to the State’s High-Skilled Workforce
Immigrants are integral to California’s highly skilled workforce. As California’s demand for highly educated workers has outpaced the supply produced by its colleges and universities, immigrants have filled the gap. Immigrants now make up a substantial share of the state’s highly educated workers. Today, three of every ten highly educated workers in California is an […]
Higher Education Is A State Responsibility
Both the University of California and the California State University system are in the process of instituting increases in tuition and fees to help maintain educational quality and keep the doors open to worthy students. Both systems are acting responsibly, but these increases also underscore the failure of the State to do its part in […]
The Tortoise and the (Blond) Hair
Donald Trump could learn a thing or two about governing from California Governor Jerry Brown. While President Trump tweets and bleats, Governor Brown uses the bully pulpit sparingly, but with considerable effect. California’s chief executive has long harbored presidential ambitions—he ran unsuccessfully 3 times (in 1976, 1980 and 1992)—but now realizes the White House is undoubtedly […]
Brown’s State of the State Strong on Rage, Light on Solutions to State’s Problems
What is the state of the state in California? Apparently it’s under siege. Gov. Jerry Brown’s annual address sounded more like a commander rallying his troops to resist an occupying force than an informative report from the state government’s chief executive. “The recent election and inauguration of a new president have shown deep divisions across […]
From Lexington & Concord, to LAX & SFO
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at sunrise at Lexington, Massachusetts. The imperial regime of Britain sought to secretly capture and destroy the military supplies of rebellious Massachusetts militia at Concord. At the North Bridge, the American militia outnumbered and thus turned back the empire’s regulars. The empire was stopped, but it […]
How to Improve California’s Growth
California has problems that could lead to economic failings and if that happens there will be no help from Washington. But there are things California can do to encourage economic growth, the state’s saving grace. Unfortunately Senator Harry Reid and President Obama endowed the modern presidency with unforeseen powers. Trump now has a pen and […]
Untested Consequences Come with Legislative Pushback on Immigration Order
In their haste to confront the Trump Administration on immigration, lawmakers on the local and state level are making proposals that have untested consequences for businesses and residents and even some of the immigrants themselves. Two examples: the Los Angeles proposal to legalize street vendors, whether the vendors are legal citizens or not; and Assemblywoman […]
The Twilight of Statewide Telephone Polling?
A few weeks ago, on the heels of the now infamous presidential polling misses in Wisconsin, Michigan, and elsewhere, we learned that the Field Poll – perhaps the most venerable polling organization in California for the last 60+ years – was forced to shut its doors. The proximity in time of these events was not […]