Is Confusion Over the Label “Proposition 13” Affecting the Chances of the School Bond?
While the Proposition 13 property tax cut measure of four decades ago still enjoys a two-to-one advantage in polls, the Proposition 13 on the March 3 ballot for a $15 billion school bond is barely hanging on according to the new Public Policy Institute of California poll. The poll found “slim” support for the big […]
Why My Kids Loathe Mike Bloomberg
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has broken through. He’s united all three of my young sons—ages 11, 9, and 6—on one political stance. They hate Bloomberg. The reason has nothing to do with politics, about which my boys could care less,and everything to do with the annoyances of saturation advertising. Bloomberg’s barrage of […]
Disinformation in Political Debate
Further to our recent note about disinformation in California politics, another illustration was provided earlier this week by an article about a debate among participants in a Bay Area race for State Senate. One candidate said that one of her top priorities is “moving California from the bottom 10 states in per-pupil spending for K-12 […]
California’s Progressive War on Suburbia
For three years in a row, California’s progressive lawmakers have attempted to legislate higher density housing by taking away the ability of cities and counties to enforce local zoning laws. And for the third year in a row, the proposed law, Senate Bill 50, was narrowly defeated. But eventually, inevitably, something like SB 50 is […]