Will California Finally Get to Know Kamala Harris?
It’s not that Californians like or dislike Kamala Harris. It’s that we don’t really know her. The fact that she is an enigma is a little bit her fault—she has been cagey and cautious—but much more the fault of California itself. It’s strange to say, but ours is a state where a politician run statewide […]
Can the State of California Survive “Inclusive Capitalism”?
The art of politics is often about successfully hiding the truth to promote a particular cause, ideology, or political agenda. Mark Twain famously said if we had truth, we would not need politics. That is why the Newsom Administration’s new talk of “inclusive capitalism” caught my attention because of what its true pursuit would actually […]
State Legislature Continues Its Unwavering Commitment To Undermining Public Safety
The most dangerous number in Sacramento these days? 1182. That’s the designation of the latest assault on public safety. Assembly Bill 1182, introduced earlier this month by Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo, D-Los Angeles, would reduce the amount of time even dangerous offenders must spend on parole after being released from prison. If passed, it will march […]
‘Job Killer’ Bills May be More Difficult to Kill
For two decades, the California Chamber of Commerce’s annual descriptions of certain legislative bills as “job killers” have framed the Capitol’s sharpest economic conflicts. The chamber, working in concert with other business and employer groups, has been remarkably successful in modifying or killing the two or three dozen measures that find their way onto the […]