GOP Whiffs on Guv Endorsement
In an article last week, I argued that an endorsement for governor at the state GOP convention could have a serious impact on the entire party strategy in November. But there was no endorsement for either businessman John Cox or Assemblyman Travis Allen, thus no impact on that race and possibly down ticket races if […]
Be a Do-It-Yourself Lawmaker
I’ve reached another moment when I’m deluged by ideas for technology platforms to enhance democracy – particularly participatory democracy. That’s because we’re less than five months away from the next Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, which takes place in Rome this year, September 26-29, and many people want to come and show the tools […]
Criminal Justice Reforms Make Us All Safer
The state of California has made great progress in curbing an incarceration rate that has cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. The failed policy of mass incarceration was also not effective in keeping our communities safe because it did not effectively address the causes of crime, so we could prevent it from occurring in […]
Local 11 Advocacy Rife with Hypocrisy
UNITE HERE Local 11—California’s most controversial labor union—recently turned in signatures to secure a November ballot initiative that would force certain hospitality employers in Anaheim to pay their employees an $18 per hour minimum wage by 2022. The proposal is estimated to cost the city thousands of job opportunities from hotels that won’t be built. But perhaps even […]