What New Polling Tells Us About Propositions 15 & 16
The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) tested two ballot propositions in its October poll and while things can certainly change as the election campaigns head into the home stretch the poll results have something to say about the campaigns and the issues they represent. In a couple of words, on Prop 15: a difficult […]
Reading the Props: 24 Is Being Used to Lock in an Earlier Law
Every two years, I read the full text of all statewide ballot propositions—because at least one Californian should. Next is Proposition 24 Prop 24 almost broke this reader. The Consumer Personal information Law and Agency Initiative, as it’s called, runs 50 mostly single-spaced pages, and includes 26,279 words, making it by far the longest initiative […]
Environmentalists Getting What They Wanted
It’s just what environmental activists hoped would happen. California is losing people. It’s not because folks are dying sooner, either. Both natives and newcomers have decided they’ve had it and are departing the state. What is different from other points in history? Golden State residents have repeatedly endured the surging rents and sky-high costs of […]
Prop 22 reflects desperate Uber’s missed opportunities
Like so much about politics today, the debate around Uber and Lyft’s Proposition 22 in California has quickly become polarized. Advocates on both sides have engaged in simplistic arguments of Silicon Valley versus labor unions, or drivers really want flexibility instead of security. Yes, the future of work is changing, and the labor laws must […]