Resistance to the Resistance and the 2018 Elections
Opposition in Orange County from government bodies to the state’s sanctuary law could serve as a sign of the electorate’s mood and just might influence the hotly contested Orange County congressional races. This resistance to the resistance– the state resisting the federal government, the locals resisting the state–comes against the background of Democratic efforts to […]
CEQA Abuse Confirmed
Finally, a thorough examination of the impact frivolous environmental litigation has on California has been done. A legal team, headed by Holland and Knight lawyer Jennifer Hernandez of the firm’s San Francisco office, studied lawsuits filed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) from 2010 forward and published her findings in the most recent edition of the Hastings Environmental […]
Californians Should Envy Taiwan’s New Direct Democracy
I have Taiwan envy. At least when it comes to direct democracy. The island nation has a new structure for initiative and referendum that might be the best in the world. Meanwhile, California labors under a broken initiative system. What’s so great about Taiwan’s system? One way to explain it is to compare with California.
The High Speed Rail 2018 Business Plan – A Classic Model Of Deception
The California High Speed Rail Authority has released its 2018 Business Plan. It portends to finally reveal the true cost for construction of Phase I of the project. The new cost estimate is at a base of $77.3 billion to a possible $98.1 billion dollars. Completion of Phase I is now projected for year 2032. […]