A Californian in the White House?
At the Politico/AARP event in Los Angeles last week, some time was spent on speculating if a Californian might be successful capturing the White House in 2020. While a handful of Californians are considering a run, getting the most attention from the political experts were Kamala Harris and, yes, Jerry Brown. California Republican Party chairman […]
A New Roadblock for the Economy and the Environment
California is one of the most environmentally progressive states in the country. Too often, though, our elected officials have tried to achieve environmental progress through policies that come at the expense of California businesses, especially those that create manufacturing jobs. As any business leader in Southern California can tell you, we spend a lot of […]
The Great Schools Squeeze
Don’t squeeze your kids too hard as you send them off to another school year, because the state of California is already squeezing your kids hard enough to hurt their future. Call it The Great California School Squeeze. The state is stuck in a nasty school funding paradox: Even though our school districts never have […]
Legislative Leaders Want to Milk More Campaign Money
Jesse Unruh, the legendary speaker of the state Assembly during the 1960s, was fond of pithy quips, and one of his more enduring is that “money is the mother’s milk of politics.” Before Unruh became the Assembly’s leader in 1961, the financing of legislative campaigns was largely controlled by Capitol lobbyists, who adhered to the […]