Devil in the Details on Hot Ballot Measures Poll Finds
As is often heard around the capitol, the devil is in the details when it comes to laws that are written to carry out what appear to be acceptable concepts. That seems to be the case with two controversial ballot propositions according to the latest Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll. When asked simple, […]
California Lawmakers About to Make History
California faces many important issues raised in the columns on this website every day—-and good that they are. In fact regardless of our ideological bent it is critical that we engage in vigorous discussion. However with the press and some of our most important institutions such as the FBI, the CIA and the Justice Department under relentless attack from the Oval Office, the future of reasonable discourse – indeed […]
Yes on Prop 11 to Protect Public Safety
Seldom are Californians faced with a decision at the ballot box that can so directly impact their own safety and well-being. Prop 11 on the November 6 ballot is the exception and will ensure that 9-1-1 medical care will not be delayed when it’s needed most. Over the last 50 years, private EMTs and paramedics […]
California Insiders: Trump Won’t Help the GOP Here, but He’s Not Going Anywhere
It’s not news that President Trump isn’t popular in California: a July survey found voters here disapprove of him by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Still, he’s wildly popular among most Republicans, so a presidential visit to the Golden State would surely provide an electoral lift to the state’s struggling GOP candidates, right? Wrong, says California’s political class. […]