Homeless Issue Tops in CA, Political Price for Inaction?
Two recently issued polls reveal that homelessness is the top issue in California. Disagreement abounds on how to confront the problem but the truth is if the homeless crisis is not ameliorated there will be a political price to pay and wise politicians should understand that. The Public Policy Institute of California statewide poll revealed […]
“F– the POA” Is a Slogan With Power
After Chesa Boudin’s surprise victory in the San Francisco district attorney’s race, a prominent supporter of Boudin, Supervisor Sandra Brewer, shouted “F— the POA!” at an election party. The chant was directed at San Francisco’s Police Officers Association, the powerful police union, which spent big money against Boudin. The chant occasioned criticism—about being a sore […]
Threatening to Jump onto a Freeway; LA Homelessness; Business on the Move
Whatever the reason, there was a man who recently threatened to jump from a bridge along the Hollywood Freeway causing both north and south bound lanes to be shut down for 11 hours! It all began around 11:00 pm on a recent Monday evening and concluded the following Tuesday morning around 10:00 am. For nearly […]
Jerry Brown’s quixotic quest to save the world
Former California Gov. Jerry Brown was in Washington a couple of weeks ago to testify to the House Oversight Committee that Republicans are “flat Earth” science deniers who don’t understand the “life-and-death” stakes of California’s effort to require automakers to increase the average mileage of the vehicles they sell from 37 miles per gallon in […]