The Shrinking CA GOP—Too Conservative or Too Moderate?
With word that conservative Assemblyman Travis Allen is considering a run for California Republican Party chairman against a more moderate former Assemblyman David Hadley, the question that has echoed in party confabs for decades rises again. Is the party shrinking because it supports a hard-core conservative agenda or because it supports moderate candidates? Delegates at […]
Let’s Make the DMV Audit a Reality
Motorists across the state have had to wait in hours-long lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to register their vehicle or license renewal. Some have spent an entire day waiting in line. Upset drivers have flooded my office with calls and emails. To make matters worse, DMV personnel mangled 23,000 voter registrations. How […]
The Looming Apocalypse at LAUSD and Beyond
The “state crisis” threatened by Los Angeles teacher union boss two years ago is upon us. In two recent posts, I detailed the United Teachers of Los Angeles contract demands on the school district and reported that a strike was likely. And of late, the situation has gone from bad to dire. Perhaps the biggest issue revolves around […]