Top Two Malfunctions, Democracy Suffers
When the State Legislature placed Top Two elections on the June 2010 ballot, there were no prior public hearings on the topic. Instead Top Two was added as part of a last minute, middle-of-the night deal to obtain a needed Republican vote to pass a Democratic-led budget. That means the very electoral system with which […]
Gavin Newsom Defeats Ace Smith, Thank Goodness
Ace Smith is California’s top political consultant, representing many of the state’s top Democrats. But watching one of his clients debate opponents is often torture. That’s because he has a tendency to push candidates to keep thing simple. One candidate who Smith once represented described his method as honing everything down to three talking points, […]
New Solar Mandate Will Dramatically Raise Energy Prices in California
Renewable energy (RE) doesn’t work and it exacerbates climate change by locking in fossil fuels as a backup fuel over RE’s inherent unreliability and intermittent qualities that makes electricity prices more expensive than fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal) and nuclear energy. Countries like Denmark and Germany that have embraced renewable energy wholeheartedly now find segments of their population suffering energy […]
Billionaires vs Teachers Union: Charter School Fight Amps up Race for California Governor
They are Democrats and Republicans. They are residents of California, New York and Arkansas. They have made fortunes in technology, real estate, retail and media. What do these billionaires have in common? They aim to shake up public education by promoting charters—schools that receive taxpayer funds but are not required to follow all the rules […]