California Tragedies
From a land named Paradise to a bucolic community called Thousand Oaks, California has been visited with unspeakable tragedy this past week. And the danger remains. When California’s new assemblage of policy makers meets next month, they will try to make sense of the tragedies and find solutions with new laws. Sometimes well-intended laws don’t […]
California Legislature is Turning Many Shades of Blue
The California Legislature, controlled by Democrats for decades, is likely to become even bluer when the new class is sworn in next month. Exactly how many more Democrats have been elected is still not certain; it takes a long time to count votes in California. But all signs point toward growing Democratic caucuses in both […]
Probing the Dozy DMV: State Auditor, Not Department of Finance, Is Best for the Job
Californians can wait for hours outside Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices, and once inside it only gets worse. As Patrick May notes in the Mercury News, the massive state agency, with a budget of more than $1 billion, “is unable to accept credit cards for payment.” DMV problems run much deeper, but a solution […]
The Battle is Over—Now for the War?
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico The talk here amongst the natives in this balmy laid-back paradise—a favorite for sun-seeking worry-escaping Americans— is not of politics, but about the adequacy of today’s tuna catch and tomorrow’s weather. A fresh supply of fish is the bigger concern. What Democrats and Republicans are plotting as we begin preparing for […]