Beware of Sleight-of-Hand in Prop 15 Numbers
The Yes on Proposition 15 campaign has bandied about all kinds of figures on how many commercial properties will pay a bulk of the new record property tax increase if the measure passes. First, they showed a study that reported 6% of the properties will pay 78% of the taxes. Next we heard that 10% […]
California Consumers’ Confidence In Economy Plummets As Covid-19 Rages
The confidence of California consumers in the economy is in free-fall, as the pandemic rages on, taking a devastating toll on human life and the economy. According to a recent survey of Californians, consumer confidence has plummeted by 34% since the onset of COVID-19 two months ago. This assessment is particularly troublesome, given that consumer […]
The Power (and Threat) of the Unelected
It’s easy to bash the Governor for this and that. It’s equally simple to criticize state lawmakers for passing bad laws – something they do with great regularity. Indeed. it’s a fairly effortless and common exercise – carping at the Governor and legislators – mostly because they are public figures. It’s almost sport. Should we […]
Life on the American River
…the colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky, are also on the faces, of people going by, I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do, they’re really saying, I love you… – What a Wonderful World, sang by Louis Armstrong in 1967 The American River runs through the heart of Sacramento, […]