Sacramento Tax Increase Proposal Represents Statewide Trend
The Sacramento City Council vote to place a tax increase on the November ballot is representative of what we’ll see around the state in many localities: a call for more taxes to maintain basic services when in reality the money is needed to meet pension obligations. In one sense the argument that the money is […]
A Provision of the Recent Data Privacy Measure May Violate Federal Law
The recently-enacted consumer data privacy measure, Assembly Bill 375 (Chau), contains a provision that likely violates federal law and it should be removed from the bill that does not take effect until January 1, 2020. This provision would void a waiver of a consumer’s rights under this new law and is a gift to the […]
The Future is Incredible for US Oil Production. CA Should Join In
If California would consider changing their policies towards exploration, production and drilling (E&P) of oil and natural gas there could be a resurgence in middle class jobs and lower energy costs to help offset recent rate increases by the Public Utilities Commission. HSBC predicted in a recent report that Texas is set to outpace Iran and Iraq in […]
The Hollowing Out of the California Dream
Progressives praise California as the harbinger of the political future, the home of a new, enlightened, multicultural America. Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has identified California Senator Kamala Harris as the party leader on issues of immigration and race. Harris wants a moratorium on construction of new immigration-detention facilities in favor of the old “catch and release” policy for illegal aliens, […]