2020. Already?
At the Capitol Weekly post-mortem on the 2018 election, discussion of the 2020 election broke out. Apparently, it’s never too early to talk about a coming election, especially one that concerns the presidency. Paul Mitchell, the stats guru at Political Data, noted that it was only 14 months and 23 days until mail-in ballots for […]
Signs of GOP Hope in California?
Ronald Reagan is not coming back, but California may be avoiding a trip to the insane asylum. Yes, the GOP’s lackluster gubernatorial candidate, John Cox, lost by almost 20 points, and the only issue in the legislature is whether the Democrats regain their supermajority in both houses. But it could have been much worse. The […]
High Court to Hear Brown Pension Reform Dec. 5
As he requested, Gov. Brown will get a chance before leaving office to defend a public employee union challenge to his pension reform that some think could result in a ruling allowing pension cuts. The state Supreme Court yesterday announced oral arguments scheduled Dec. 5 in Los Angeles on a firefighter appeal to allow employees […]
Tackling Homelessness, Seattle Style
As has been reported in this space many times, the vexing problem of homelessness is a national disgrace but, so say the experts, it’s also a pretty tough problem to solve. Despite a recent survey by the Zillow Group implying there is a direct correlation between homelessness and the lack of affordable housing, most knowing […]
Investing in Our Nation’s Veterans
Supporting entrepreneurs is a priority of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) —especially our men and women who served our country. There is a positive ripple effect when we support veteran entrepreneurs not only in the economy and community, but to the rest of our military men and women transitioning to civilian life. Time after […]