Proposition 13 is “On the Table.” What Does That Mean?
In the gubernatorial debate when asked if Proposition 13 was “on the table,” Gavin Newsom responded, “Everything is on the table.” So Newsom’s going after Proposition 13? Maybe, but I think he plans to take on the state’s tax structure a bit differently. Perhaps its my background, but if I were John Cox I’d devote […]
There’s an Appetite for the Right GOP Gubernatorial Candidate
John Cox’s sad excuse for a gubernatorial candidate, confirmed by a sorry performance on Monday’s radio debate raises the question: What would a serious Republican candidate for governor look like? The fact that Cox, unknown and with few coherent positions, is not getting totally nuked in the polls suggests there is an appetite for a […]
When Will the Madness End?
NOTE: Recently in this space, I wrote about the welcome news that the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper editorialized in favor of a North County housing development. Although the project was later approved by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (“the Board”), a lawsuit using the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was subsequently filed. The […]
Why Gasoline is Going Higher in California
It has become raison d’etre to blame President Trump for everything wrong with California; including higher gasoline prices plaguing our state and contributing to a slowing statewide GDP. But in today’s world that is connected via air, land, sea and increasingly cyberspace; globalization and policies knit countries and states together like never before. Many times rendering geography and borders on maps […]