Fiscal Hits Keep Coming
CalPERS Reports; Talking High Speed Rail and the Gov.’s Tax Plan on NBC-LA News Conference On a day that the Brown tax campaign released its
Joel Fox
July 17, 2012
And, the Governor’s Team Sings: Good Golly Miss Molly
Friends and allies of the governor put together a campaign against the Molly Munger initiative. Since they were concerned her tax increase for schools could
Joel Fox
July 16, 2012
Tax Solutions to Bankruptcy Limited and Controversial
Like canaries in the coal mine, the bankruptcy declarations of Stockton and San Bernardino should be a warning to the leadership in the legislature and
Joel Fox
July 13, 2012
Munger’s Team Fumbles, HJTA Picks up the Ball
While Molly Munger’s attorneys argued in yesterday’s court hearing procedure and incompetence and/or favoritism by the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters to help put
Joel Fox
July 10, 2012
Sir Walter Scott Comments on California Politics
Oh! what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive! Sir Walter Scott From the poem, Marmion, published in 1808 It’s safe
Joel Fox
July 9, 2012
Water Bond Election Politics: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The major reason the legislature pulled the $11-billion water bond off the ballot yesterday was bad but the result was good. The bond was pulled
Joel Fox
July 6, 2012
Field Poll Tests Budget’s “Ransom Note”
The July 4th Field Poll measured the Ransom Note Effect of the governor’s budget – pass my tax initiative or I’ll cut schools. According to
Joel Fox
July 5, 2012
Molly Munger Will Win this Case Against “King” Jerry in the Court of Public Opinion
The famous line from George Orwell’s Animal Farm, “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others,” seems to apply of late
Joel Fox
July 2, 2012
Stockton: From “Fat City” to “Mudville” Once Again
Stockton’s fall into bankruptcy is a cautionary tale for California governments that must be heeded to stop future disasters. For all the reasons that Stockton
Joel Fox
June 28, 2012