Reasons Split Roll Survives, Other Tax Initiative Doesn’t. It Wasn’t About Schools
News that the California School Boards Association pulled back their tax increase initiative leaves only one high profile measure destined for the California November ballot that will, in part, fund schools. The proposal to split the property tax roll so that most commercial property pays more in taxes will be the focus of the school […]
California Office Pool 2020
This is the 11th annual edition of the California Office Pool. It was inspired by the late, great New York Times columnist William Safire, who made a habit of writing an annual column he called Office Pool. In it, Safire offered, multiple-choice style, a series of possible news events that could take place in the new […]
AG Becerra Must Ensure Proposed Privacy Regulations Don’t Deliver Knock-Out Punch to California Latino Businesses
In 2018, the California legislature passed and Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The law was well-intended: to help consumers protect their online privacy. But as its implementation date nears (January 1, 2020), that good goal has been usurped by its price tag and unreasonable burdens on California businesses. As CEO of […]
Another showdown over crime looms
No California ballot would be complete without at least one measure about crime and punishment and 2020 will be no exception. A referendum seeking to overturn California’s landmark ban on cash bail in criminal cases will once again test voters’ sentiments about the treatment of accused lawbreakers. During previous decades, particularly in the 1980s and […]