The 2020 Census Could Be Garbage
President Trump’s next trick may be to make millions of Californians disappear, at least according to records. The Trump administration has begun an effort to sabotage the 2020 census, in ways that will result in an undercount in California, particularly in rural immigrant communities. The addition of a citizenship question – a controversy that has […]
Milken Institute Takes a look at CA Issues
Yesterday, elected, business, education and policy leaders gathered for the first California Policy Summit sponsored by Milken Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank funded by investor Michael Milken. It was a thorough day on pressing issues facing the Golden State on issues such as the housing crisis, higher education degree access and completion to meet the […]
If It’s Not CEQA, What Is It?
If the Habitat for Humanity affordable housing project in Redwood City isn’t an illustration of CEQA abuse, what is? In fact, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is the cause of a 2-year delay in building the project, which matches up nicely with the region’s “smart growth” standards: six stories and 20-units of lower-income, […]
Garcetti Travels Abroad Again
Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, knows how to travel. His recent 12 day trip to Asia included 80 delegates, yes that is not a typo, 80. They are all going to China, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam on a trade mission. The good news is the taxpayers are not footing the entire bill. […]
The New-McCarthyism Of Our Censorious Age
“If my thought dreams could be seen They’d probably put my head in a guillotine” — Bob Dylan, “It’s All Right Ma”, 1965 We live in a newly censorious age, where old crudities are never forgotten. To be sure, there are some clear malefactors, like Harvey Weinstein and many others, who should be punished to […]