PPIC Poll: What do Voters Know?
An annual ritual around this time each year accompanies the Public Policy Institute of California poll release. PPIC asks voters how the state budget prioritizes spending and I point out that the poll respondents continually get the order wrong. Which begs the question: How much weight to put in the other responses recorded by the […]
Why Is Gavin Hiding the State of the State Speech?
Gavin Newsom is giving a state of the state speech he apparently doesn’t want you to hear. You can tell from the timing: 11 a.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 12. It’s the wrong choice, on almost every level.
The Oddly Tragic Position of Wishing We Had Been Wrong…
We have repeatedly documented how ex-Governor Jerry Brown, falsely promised that violent felons would not be freed early from prison under Prop 57. Brown knew if he admitted the truth voters would reject his pet initiative. Reality has struck again.
Diverging Bills Aim to Curb Police Shootings: Tougher Legal Standards vs. Better Training and Policies
Negotiations have broken down between law enforcement and civil rights advocates on legislation to curb police shootings, with each side proposing their own bill meant to reduce the number of Californians killed by police—a development that indicates the Capitol’s dominant Democrats will likely be divided as the emotional issue of police shootings takes center stage […]