California Utilities Want Taxpayers and Ratepayers to Bail Them Out
SACRAMENTO — It’s a bedrock principle of American law that parties responsible for a harm compensate those affected by the damage they’ve caused. Yet, based on their recent lobbying activities within the halls of the state’s Capitol, some of California’s investor-owned utilities, including PG&E, appear to be operating under a different assumption. They seem to […]
Mr. Putin, Come to Visalia
Finally, President Trump does something I like, but he doesn’t go far enough. He has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to another summit in Washington D.C. And the invitation is for this fall, during the election season. But why should Putin bother with DC? The fall action for anyone interested in election interference will be […]
Amazon’s Prime Deal In California At The Expense Of Local Communities
Amazon’s Prime Day is often lauded as offering some of the best deals of the year in online shopping, but a closer look at the stream of corporate welfare that has helped fuel the rapid growth of Amazon’s flagship subscription service reveals that Prime is a raw deal for consumers and taxpayers alike. California lawmakers […]
Verdict on Prop 30 Tax Increase, Part 2
In January 2012 California Governor Jerry Brown announced he would ask California voters to approve temporary increases in income and sales taxes. Later that year his proposal was embodied in Proposition 30. Projected by the Legislative Analysts Office to raise $6 billion per year for four years and smaller amounts for three years (ie, $42 […]