High Speed Rail Just Became a Big Issue in the Governor’s Race
No avoiding the high-speed rail issue in the governor’s race now that the California State Auditor has been authorized to take a deep dive into the troubled project. The audit will take six to nine months according to the auditor. Assuming the more likely longer time frame the auditor’s report will come down in October […]
You Should Be Able to Change Your Vote
Call it the James Franco problem. Late in the balloting for the Oscar nominations, news broke of inappropriate behavior by Franco towards young women who studied acting with him or appeared in his films. Some Oscar voters who had already sent in their ballots for Franco’s work in “The Disaster Artist,” wanted to change their […]
Teachers Union Leaders Hypocrisy on Corporations and the Rich
The teachers unions really need to get some new talking points. Granted, straw men and hyperbole are common in political discourse, but union verbiage needs a serious makeover – the old model is giving hypocrisy a bad name. In a simply awful piece, American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten railed against Donald Trump’s new […]
Caught in the middle: California businesses face conflicting immigration laws
Growing tension between California and the federal government over immigration has business owners in the crosshairs, worried about the potential effect on their enterprises and unsure which laws they should follow. Those in immigrant-dependent industries, such as hospitality and agriculture, say conflicting messages from the state, with its new laws to protect undocumented residents, and […]