Schwarzenegger’s Call to Stop Funding GOP Already Happening
At the initial summit for New Way California, a group created by Assemblyman Chad Mayes to revive a slumping state Republican Party, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger offered a suggestion to force change in the party—tell donors to stop giving . There are signs that is already happening if the high profile governor’s contest is an […]
Deliver This Constitutionally Flawed Junk-Mail Bill to the Trash Bin
We all experience the annoyance of grabbing the day’s mail only to find stacks of unwanted grocery store flyers, unsolicited magazines, prize drawings and offers for credit cards or home-equity loans. Junk mail must appeal to some consumers, or companies wouldn’t spend millions of dollars sending it to our mailboxes. But many people are fed […]
Jerry’s Premature Victory Lap
The Brown governorship still has more than nine months to go. But the victory laps are already well underway. He’s giving valedictory interviews to national media – a New Yorker profile is the latest. There was a long interview for California Sunday magazine. And any number of conversations with the New York Times. Get ready […]
One Brave Little California City Doesn’t Want to Live in a “Sanctuary State” Either
It looks like I’m not the only one who doesn’t want to live in a sanctuary state. Last October, after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that designated California as a so-called “sanctuary state,” I wrote a long blog post here — titled Dear California Legislature: What if I Don’t Want to Live in a […]