UCLA Rowers in South Carolina? Or Another Exemption for Sports Under CA Laws?
Does UCLA’s women’s rowing team have to pull out of the Clemson Invitational in South Carolina April 19 and 20? California Attorney General Xavier Becerra banned travel to South Carolina; the 10th state California has prohibited state-funded travel to because of perceived discrimination against the LGBTQ communities in those states. Or is another exemption from […]
What Should the Role of State Government be in the California Economy?
Perhaps the most important underlying question with regard to both political science as well as economics is what should the role of government be in the economy? At the same time, this central question is rarely given the objective attention, study, and public debate it deserves, particularly in California. The best analysis and conclusions I […]
Bugs in the K-12 System
Dear Legislators and GFC Supporters, Imagine if one of Apple’s products had a software bug. Do you think Apple’s management would act immediately to fix it? Of course it would. Now ask the same question about California’s K-12 school system, which operates under rules established by the state legislature and governor. Would they act immediately […]
Killing the California Dream
Californians need to give up on their dream of a “ranch-house lifestyle” and an “ample backyard” and the state should become “more like New York City,” writes LA Times columnist George Skelton (reprinted in the Mercury-News and East Bay Times in case you run into the LA Times paywall). After reading his article, the Antiplanner […]