Feinstein Should Be Held Accountable For Her Role in the Kavanaugh Mess, but She Won’t Be
The Kavanaugh controversy is like Murder on the Orient Express: everyone involved is guilty of turning Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court into a fiasco. And no one is more guilty than Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Her conduct in this mess should be enough to deny her another term in the U.S. Senate, but […]
Why the Governor Should Veto SB 826
Senate Bill 826, authored by Senators Hannah-Beth Jackson and Toni Atkins, is pending before Governor Jerry Brown after having passed both houses of the Legislature. SB 826 would require a publicly-held corporation (domestic or foreign) whose principal executive offices are located in California to have a minimum of one female on its board of directors […]
California and Its Water
As Hurricane Florence bore down on the East Coast inundating vast areas of southern states with record storm tides and flooding we are once again reminded of the enormous power of water to create devastation. These natural disasters are likely to continue with tragic consequences as the planet goes through climate changes of rising seas […]
City-owned Bank? It’s a Bad Idea
Think of the record of management by the city of Los Angeles. They’ve given us buckled sidewalks, a stinky mess of a trash collection system and billions of dollars in pension obligations with no money saved to pay for them. Now, they want to get into the banking business. You may think I’m making this […]