CA Primary Presents Big Test for L.A. County’s New Voting System
After the fouled up Iowa caucuses gave vote-counting a bad name, there will be heavy pressure on Los Angeles County officials to make sure their brand new electronic voting system works for the March 3 primary election. Media attention will be intense. March 3 is Super Tuesday when California and 13 other states, plus American […]
How State Policy Makers Can Avoid It Becoming Siligone Valley
As unlikely as it seems, we could see in our lifetimes the decline of Silicon Valley, maybe the most dynamic economic and innovation machine man has ever known. Can it be avoided? Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg, who’s earned Silicon Valley’s grandest fortune, said at last month’s 2020 Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Utah that “I […]
California No Longer a Passive Election Observer
California voters for Donald Trump will be going through a meaningless exercise on March 3. They would have a better chance betting on the lottery. Not so for Democrats who have much at stake in whom they will be voting for what could influence not just later primaries but even the general election. Since 1992 […]
Bill Introduction Update
Through yesterday, Friday, February 14, there have been 753 bills introduced in the Legislature. That includes 506 ABs and 247 SBs. The deadline for introducing bills in the 2020 Session is Friday, February 21. With Monday being a state holiday, there are four remaining days for bill introductions. Historically, the second year of a 2-year […]