Trump Makes California Grate Again
President Donald Trump finally came to the Golden State and Californians responded with the ultimate dis—they pretty much ignored him. Everyone, including the President, seemed to be going through the motions. There wasn’t enough electricity in the atmosphere to power an iPhone for more than an hour. Clearly, Trump wasn’t interested in much interaction with […]
Feinstein’s Trump Party Trick May Be Hurting the Democrats
Dianne Feinstein has been getting too much political praise for her Trump Party Trick. The trick works like this. She gets into a meeting with Trump and sits near him. Then she exploits his confusion about details, and obvious unwillingness to listen to anybody else, to get him to agree to a Democratic policy. Most […]
Caltrain Needs a State Audit
The State Legislature recently approved on a bipartisan basis, an Audit of the High Speed Rail Authority. The Legislature also needs to authorize an audit of Caltrain, the Bay Area commuter line. Caltrain is exhibiting extreme incompetence and has wasted millions of dollars of public funds. If ever a public agency needs to face an […]
California’s Housing Crisis and the Density Delusion
Once seen as a human-scale alternative to the crowded cities of the past, California’s cities are targeted by policy makers and planners dreaming of bringing back the “good old days,” circa 1900, when most people in the largest cities lived in small, cramped apartments. This move is being fronted by well-funded YIMBYs (“yes in my […]