Does Trump Really Want to Help the Homeless?
Tackling the immensity and complexity of homelessness has proved itself beyond the reach of local governments and their taxpayers, even those as generous as Los Angelenos. That is why President Donald Trump’s threat–or offer–to intervene in California’s struggle against this affliction deserves close skeptical, attention. Is this an unexpected compassionate offer from Trump to use […]
The Bee’s NIMBY Request on Worker Bill
It is easy to take a strong position against NIMBYism from an ivory tower, but it becomes much harder once there are real impacts on you. The Sacramento Bee’s Editorial Board recently took a decidedly NIMBY stance of their own by asking for special treatment on a proposed California law that would convert many independent […]
LA’s Purple Line Rail as Much As a Boondoggle as Bullet Train
The high-speed rail in California is a disastrous project that, once again, made headlines. The Los Angeles Times broke the story that top California Democratic legislators agreed to divert billions in remaining bullet-train funds to the Los Angeles region and the San Francisco Bay Area rail systems. “The move is a response to Gov. Gavin […]
Fabiola’s Fabulous College Fund
This spring—as federal prosecutors announced charges against wealthy Californians who paid bribes to get their kids into elite universities—a poor kid from a poor town faced her own dilemma: How could she help others go to college? Fabiola Moreno Ruelas, an 18-year-old from Gonzales in the Salinas Valley, was perhaps California’s most unlikely philanthropist. She […]