Honoring Veterans
On this day to honor veterans, I’m taking a day away from writing about policy and politics that affect California, although you will find other posts on California issues on our site today. Despite coming out of a raucous election season, we should still remember what this country stands for and honor those who serve […]
California Tax Revolt Still Stands Despite Efforts to Gut Proposition 13
Although California turned a darker shade of blue on November 3, 2020, one victory for taxpayers came with the defeat of Proposition 15, a complicated, mundane, but ultimately very consequential measure on the California ballot. Had Proposition 15 passed, it would have changed the way commercial properties are taxed, creating a “split-roll” tax by changing […]
In 2020, California Lawmakers Failed to Protect Californians Against Lawsuit Abuse
Another legislative session has come to close here in California and, once again, lawmakers have let Californians down. Why? There is a fundamental issue that has been hurting our great state for many years that lawmakers simply refuse to address: lawsuit abuse. You may be thinking that lawsuit abuse is an issue reserved for courtrooms […]
Workers and Small Businesses Will Pay the price for More Business Closures
Despite the governor and public health officials citing family gatherings as the main cause of the increase in COVID cases, it’s once again the workers and small business owners that is paying the price. We have repeatedly asked the governor and his administration for contact tracing data that would show how business openings have affected […]
How Might the Supreme Court ACA Case Affect California?
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on California v. Texas, another challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). At issue is whether the ACA’s individual mandate—which requires most Americans to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty—is constitutional now that the 2017 tax bill has reduced the penalty to zero, and whether this, […]