Forget 3 States, How About a Much LARGER California
The California Supreme Court pushed the three states initiative off the November ballot probably on its way to being shoved out the door permanently once the court examines the proposal more closely. With attention focused on the three states initiative recently, we have heard about the approximate 200 efforts over the years to cut California […]
The Gas Tax Is a Strange Cross for Our Democracy to Die On
Repeal the gas tax. Or keep it. Either way, I don’t care. Nor should Californians who have any sense of math. It’s bizarre to watch the gas tax emerge as the number one issue in a state with real challenges in housing, economy, education and health care. Because the gas tax is a small tax […]
Teacher Unions Reap What They Sow With Unsustainable Pensions
The unions that represent California teachers have demanded, and received, platinum retirements for their members. But the good days at someone else’s expense cannot last forever. California teachers are beginning to feel the pain that they inflicted on themselves. “Schools are laying off employees and slashing programs,” the Wall Street Journal reported in late June, while “some […]
After Years of Tuition Battles, UC and Student Leaders Find Common Ground
The tuition decrease University of California regents approved this week amounts to only $60 per year—about the cost of a single used textbook. But what may be more significant about the cost rollback at California’s top public university is the way student leaders found out: on a conference call with university budget staff. “They got on the […]