Local Politics and Presidential Dreams
The late Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives, once said, “All politics is local.” If true, that insight could come to haunt Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s presidential dreams if he can’t get a grip on the growing homeless problem in his city Garcetti is trying but running up against […]
The Conservative and Fiscally Responsible Vote on Proposition 3 is YES.
Proposition 3 is a water bond on the November ballot. It would provide safe drinking water for disadvantaged communities; a safe, clean and reliable water supply; and increased drought resilience for California. California bonds are extremely attractive to investors, in part because the state is now spending a very small fraction (less than 4%) of […]
On Ballot Measures, State Agencies Should Cross The Lines
Ballot measures are not elections. They are lawmaking. That’s a hard fact. But it’s not how California treats ballot measures. Or how Californians think about them. Instead of treating ballot measures as proposed laws, we treat them as campaigns and govern them by election laws. As a result, ballot measures are not well integrated with […]
Officials Walk Fine Line on Using Public Funds for Campaigns
There is “a fine line public agencies, officials and employees walk between legally disseminating information and illegally advocating for or against a ballot measure or candidate” under California law. That’s the opening of an article in publicceo.com, a website devoted to governmental management, written by two lawyers well-versed in the subject. The article, essentially a […]
California Refineries are the MVP’s of the Economy and GHG Emissions
California is the most populous state in the U.S. and the most robust economy in U.S., and 5th largest economy in the entire world. California has stepped up as a leader on climate change to reduce carbon emissions to the world’s atmosphere, and pioneered a system of subsidies for wind and solar that sparked a […]