Jerry Brown Bookends
Like many Californians I came from someplace else. On my last stop before entering California in Las Vegas , I remember looking into a sidewalk newspaper box (remember those?) to read the headline that Jerry Brown was just elected to his first term as governor of California. As he prepares to leave the governor’s office […]
Grading Jerry Brown, Part 2
(Editor’s Note: In yesterday’s Fox and Hounds, Joe Mathews graded Gov. Brown on the issues of infrastructure, public safety, education and direct democracy; today he looks at the issues of health care, water and housing.) Grading the Brown Record on Health Care Grade: B- Gov. Brown’s sharpest aides came out of health care. And […]
UTLA’s crisis is here
United Teachers of Los Angeles President Alex Caputo-Pearl’s long sought-after teachers’ strike is set for January 10th. He began the long march back in 2016 when he forecast a walkout and also boasted about the union’s ability to “create a state crisis” in 2018. Though he threatened a state crisis, the UTLA honcho interestingly pooh-poohs the […]
Finally, a Crackdown on Misuse of Taxpayer Money
Although state law specifically prohibits public officials from using taxpayers’ money for political campaigning, they have been doing exactly that throughout California. Local governments hire “consultants” to poll voters on what tax and bond measures they would find acceptable, to draft those proposals accordingly and, finally, to run so-called “information” campaigns to persuade voters to […]