California Cannot Run on Electricity Alone
Both the California Senate and Assembly approved Senate Bill 100 for Governor Brown to sign into law, that will set California on a path to 100% renewables and “zero-carbon” sources in electricity by 2045, have demonstrated their lack of understanding of basic math. Our legislatures have no understanding of basic math if they believe (SB100) we […]
Bail Reform and the Judge Persky Recall
Two things strike me about the bail reform measure signed by Governor Jerry Brown: One, under the bill, the public sector grows and the private sector shrinks; Two, the specter of Judge Aaron Persky’s recall haunts the process created by the bill. The legislation, SB 10 authored by Senators Bob Hertzberg and Rob Bonta, was […]
Californians Need Safe Drinking Water Now
It is not often that Republicans and Democrats come together and agree on a solution to a pressing challenge facing our state. It is even rarer when industries whose perspectives are usually on the opposite end of the philosophical spectrum – like agricultural and environmental justice organizations – are on the same page. But these […]
Don’t Validate Theft of Mortgage Funds
Imagine the outcry from individuals and groups who dedicate their lives to helping the less fortunate if they found out their state government stole more than $330 million that was aimed to help those hurt from the mortgage crisis. Well, image no more as Governor Jerry Brown and some Legislative Democrats have devised a scheme […]
Weinstein and Van Horne for Attorney General
Sponsors of California initiatives are always seeking broad power. A California initiative either changes the law or puts in place a statute that can only be undone by another vote of the people. But in recent years, even that much power hasn’t been enough for some initiative sponsors. They write into their initiatives to power […]