High Speed Rail Update Spurs Review of Original Arguments Made About the Project
A new report on the ever-changing promises on the high speed rail is out and it serves as a reminder that ballot arguments made on behalf or opposed to ballot measures don’t always play out as promised. The project update report issued by the California High Speed Rail Authority was met with headlines that the […]
It’s K-12, Stupid
To keep Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign on message, campaign strategist James Carville hung a sign in Clinton’s Little Rock campaign headquarters that read “It’s the economy, stupid.” The country was in recession then and Carville knew a Clinton victory depended on keeping voters focused on that subject. Clinton won.
Cher and the Limits of Social Resources
As Cher is well-known in California’s disabilities and mental health communities as advocate and benefactor, it was not surprising that earlier this month she would send a tweet to her large Twitter following regarding homeless services in Los Angeles: “I understand helping struggling immigrants, but my city (Los Angeles) isn’t taking care of its own. […]
When the next recession hits, will California be able to count on Washington?
They don’t call it the Golden State for nothing, at least not lately. California’s fiscal health is in extraordinary shape. Income tax receipts surpassed expectations for the pivotal month of April. Projections of a $21 billion-plus surplus are not out of the question. Nearly 3 million jobs have been added since the depths of the Great Recession, yielding record […]