Democrats’ Budget Betting on the Come
Passing the $117.5 billion budget along party lines, majority Democratic legislators are betting on the come – that revenue will be there to match expanded
Joel Fox
June 16, 2015
Celebrating Small Business
Wednesday was Small Business Day in Sacramento acknowledged by many of the legislature’s members who attended the event put together by the California Small Business
Joel Fox
June 12, 2015
Attack on Prop 13 Faces Long Odds
The original Proposition 13 was four paragraphs long fitting on one side of a piece of paper. SCA 5, the measure to change Proposition 13
Joel Fox
June 11, 2015
Protests North, Protests South
California politics did not lack for full-throated policy debates yesterday when protestors turned out in Sacramento to oppose SB 277, the vaccination bill for school
Joel Fox
June 10, 2015
Volcker Report Praises California Budget Moves But Raises Warnings
California has taken positive steps to deal with its budget problems and processes in the last few years, according to a new report from The Volcker
Joel Fox
June 9, 2015
Cap-and-Trade Talk is All About the Money
When discussing California’s landmark Cap-and-Trade legislation set up to pay for carbon emissions there is more conversation about money than there is about climate change.
Joel Fox
June 8, 2015
Voters Could Decide Pension Reforms
Pension reform is headed to the voters via initiative, and if successful, any future pension decisions will remain in the voters’ hands. The bi-partisan initiative
Joel Fox
June 5, 2015
Polls – Same Issue, Different Results—Or Are They?
Two polls were issued yesterday, while quite different in the territory they covered, both contained one question that examined the same issue – a split
Joel Fox
June 4, 2015
Only One Newspaper Publisher for Southern California?
The publisher of the Los Angeles Times took over the San Diego Union Tribune last month and that seemed to confirm a projection I heard
Joel Fox
June 3, 2015