California Will Miss The Boat On Stopping Sanders

The California primary is too early, and Democrats are going to rue the day that California could not bat clean-up when the Democratic race becomes Sen. Bernie Sanders verses one non-socialist candidate, not half a dozen. With less than week before the California Primary, Democrats simply do not have time to vet the disaster of […]

The Prop 13 School Bond Doesn’t Provide the Right Kind of Money for Schools

Backers of Prop 13–the school bond on the March 3 ballot, not the 1978 ballot initiative—say they want to support students. But their bond may leave California’s students worse off—by gobbling up political attention and money that would be better spent on education, rather than buildings. This Prop 13 is complicated, and I like some […]

Only Fairview? Really?

It’s a rare day to be featured in the lead editorial of the LA Times. But, if you want to see how far out this editorial board has become, then you’ll enjoy their simplistic treatise on coronavirus, insisting Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa is the proper location to quarantine highly contagious coronavirus patients. Perhaps […]

Is Homelessness Really an LA Priority?

There are rumors emanating from the Mayor’s office and the Los Angeles City Council that they are considering placing on the ballot a new tax or bond measure to finance the City’s homeless initiatives, now that the $1.2 billion in Measure HHH funds has been fully allocated.  Details, including the marketing and political strategy, have […]