PPIC Poll Tests Appeal of Tax Money for Schools
What can we learn from the Public Policy Institute of California’s poll on tax issues probably facing voters next year? For supporters of more money for schools, there is disappointment at this time in that two of the three measures tested have not generated majority support among likely voters. Schools are supposed to be the […]
PG&E Hearing Wrap-Up
(Editor’s Note: The following report compiled by CalMatters’ Senior editor Dan Morain covered yesterday’s hearing on PG&E power blackouts held by the California senate.) “We don’t want Californians to think they’re living in Puerto Rico because they are not.”— Ana Matosantos testified at a Senate hearing Monday. She’s Gov. Gavin Newsom’s energy czar and also serves on […]
Californians In The Spotlight
America’s most popular fun game –Whack a Mole—continues with still more candidates lining up to take a swing at whichever opponents survive enroute to the illusive Democratic nomination which only one person will be able to claim. Poised to enter the race is Michael Bloomberg the former New York City Mayor and perhaps the wealthiest […]
California High Speed Rail Leadership and Project direction being challenged.
The Assembly Transportation Committee High Speed Rail oversight hearing of Tuesday (11-12-2019) exposed a regional funding war. The project’s leadership, Brian Kelly (CEO) and Board Chair Lenny Mendonca, are pushing the present “spend all existing funds in the Central Valley (CV) agenda”. Governor Newsom, who “flip/flops” with his position on HSR depending on the season […]
California’s Boondoggle Archipelago
Across California, there is a growing string of islands, exquisite gems in the urban ocean. Dredged from the pockets of taxpayers, constructed by elite artisans, these pristine islands have been created at stupefying expense. But their beauty is seductive. Spend more! Each time an island is completed, or even proposed, glowing reports are logged across […]