Poll: Voters Agree that Proposition 15 is First Step in Undoing Prop 13 for Homeowners
UC Berkeley’s Institute of Government Studies’ (IGS) poll asked voters if Proposition 15, the initiative to raise taxes on commercial property, would be the first step in making “similar” changes in the Proposition 13 property tax restrictions for homes. Voters agreed by a solid 56% to 19% margin with 25% undecided. While Proposition 15 enjoys […]
California’s Political Poison Oozes East
Gavin Newsom says California is “America on fast forward.” Heaven help America. Newsom was referring to what he believes are the effects of man-made global warming while taking in the damage of the North Complex fire last month. But his comments are consistent with the long-accepted notion that the state is America’s lodestar. Its present […]
So far, no surprises with early voting in California
“Early voting” is this campaign cycle’s latest obsession, especially with the chattering pundits of the national media. With more than 60 million ballots already cast nationwide and growing, what impact will early voting have on the presidential race? Who does it help in the battleground states? Will it be the decisive factor? But in California, […]
Let’s Make California Politics More Danish
For years, I’ve been asked what my vision of California politics is, if we ever reach that moment of ditching our irredeemable state constitution and building a new system of governance for America’s largest state. I’ve usually punted, and said there are any number of governance models, from other states and from other countries, that […]