Newsom Signs Law that Invites Political Mischief
SB 27 signed yesterday by Gov. Gavin Newsom requiring the release of five years of tax returns for any candidate wanting to run in California’s primaries for president or governor exists because of President Trump. While Trump is the target of obvious political harassment by California’s Democrats, could non-Trump Republicans see an opportunity to also […]
In Presidential Race, California Disenfranchises Its Fastest-Growing Voter Group
Those of us who state no party preference, or NPPs, are the fastest-growing voter group in California. There are more of us than there are Republicans. And yet we can’t vote for whomever we want for president. That’s a result of political parties. Republicans, who seem to want their party to be as small and […]
On Trump’s tax returns and maybe more, Newsom’s agenda isn’t Jerry Brown’s
As governor, Jerry Brown vetoed a 2017 measure to keep presidential candidates off the California primary ballot unless they release their tax returns. With a stern veto message, he said the Trump-trolling bill would create a political “slippery slope.” “Today we require tax returns, but what would be next? Five years of health records? A […]
Berkeley’s ban on Natural Gas will Stymy Growth
The short-sided actions by Berkeley when they became the first city in America to ban natural gas hook-ups in new buildings with a landmark ordinance effective Jan 1, 2020 eliminating natural gas hook-ups to for cooking, heating and cooling, and washing and drying clothes, will most likely result in unintended consequences to stymy growth like […]