Covering School Funding in Time of Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has interfered with many functions that could result in long-term changes. At-home workers might become more plentiful after the crisis passes (perhaps even helping to solve the problem of crowded freeways); limited sports seasons may lead to fewer games in the future on basketball and baseball schedules; and even consideration of California’s […]
Another Peculiar Victory for Top Two
Top two has scored another victory for its supporters, which is to say there’s been yet another defeat for California democracy. This dubious victory was in the Santa Clarita Valley, where a March election advanced two Republicans to November’s run-off elections. This happened in a district currently represented by a Democrat. What happened? Top two.
Hypo-Loop and L.A River Basin Planning
There is a movement in Los Angeles to bring the Los Angeles River back to a more natural state by breaking up the famous concrete riverbed. This hazy, simplistic watercourse re-development plan reeks of geo-physical Denialism as well as Green Utopianism and in the end is dangerous. Instead, the river basin should be home to […]
Price Gouging is Good…It Works.
If I were President, or Governor, or the Mayor of Any Town USA, I would call on grocery stores and other retail outlets to start price gouging. That’s right I said it! If I were a rebel and a runner, and I got to run the big machine, I would allow price gouging for any […]