Promises, Promises then Another Sacramento Bait and Switch?
The flair up over moving transportation funds from fixing road projects to alternative transportation modes to fight climate change has the distinct feel of a bait and switch on the public even though the Newsom Administration denies the charge. Last month, Governor Newsom signed an executive order to “leverage the more than $5 billion in […]
Governor Should Reject Renewed Attack on Arbitration
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has again gotten to the Governor’s Desk a measure to preclude the use of arbitration agreements in employment disputes. While last year’s effort also passed the Legislature, AB 3080 was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown, just as he had done with a narrower bill in 2015. Assemblywoman Gonzalez has pursued AB 51 […]
No wonder good people don’t run for office in California
At the very beginning, I said I was going to make them do this in full view of the public. They’re doing it, and I am making it fully public. The California Fair Political Practices Commission is proposing to fine me $12,500 for late filing of campaign finance reports during a 90-day period in 2013, […]
Newsom Does The Right Thing on Ballot Initiatives
Plebiscites are bad. Elected officials shouldn’t sponsor ballot initiatives. But there are advantages to the fact that so many California politicians have sponsored measures. At the very least, they understand how the process really works. That’s the best explanation for Gov. Newsom’s veto of a bill (AB 1451) to bar paying petition circulators for every […]