Will Election “Deciders” be Young or Old?
Who will decide the November mid-term elections? If you believe AARP and the program conducted in Los Angeles by AARP and Politico yesterday, the deciders will be seniors. If you believe Tom Steyer and the millions he is spending to increase voter registration and get out the vote it will be millennials. Generation Change, dedicated […]
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Property Tax Fairness
Make no mistake, if Prop 13 were on the ballot today it would pass by a wide margin. With that in mind, it was surprising to read Joel Fox’s article suggesting that the decision to file a second ballot initiative to advance property tax fairness would undermine Proposition 5, the Property Tax Fairness Initiative. The […]
The Global Climate Action Summit Makes a Big Fat Political Target
For the record, California – and the United States – need more global gatherings where we compare knowledge and experience on solving difficult problems. But the highly touted Global Climate Action Summit, convened by Gov. Jerry Brown, may be the wrong event at the wrong place and at the wrong time.
Don’t Be Poor Down There, Be Poor Up Here!
There was an article in the Santa Barbara Newspress that exposed Santa Barbara County, a place where our political leaders do whatever it takes to retain the title of “Capital of Social Justice.” Apparently via a progressive, lead by example, no green regulation, effective or not, duplicative or not, can ever go too far agenda, […]