A Brown-Kashkari Debate – If Only
It may not exactly be the Lincoln-Douglas debates, but a Brown-Kashkari debate would be worth watching. The Kashkari campaign issued a press release last week
Joel Fox
August 18, 2014
My Turn on C-SPAN Book TV
After a week of writing about water bonds, ballot manipulation and cap-and-trade/high-speed-rail, a little self expression on Friday: my 15-minute interview that aired this week
Joel Fox
August 15, 2014
GOP “Party of Yes” as Compromise Water Bond Heads for the Ballot
Lots of pats-on-the-back for legislators and the governor as they reached an agreement to put a $7.5 billion water bond on November’s ballot. One thing
Joel Fox
August 14, 2014
Water Bond Beats Towing Icebergs
By the end of the day we should know how California’s governor and legislators decided to deal with the state’s suffocating drought. The choices range
Joel Fox
August 13, 2014
Manipulating the Ballot
The California Supreme Court’s decision to hold off ruling on an advisory measure that called for overturning the United States Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision
Joel Fox
August 12, 2014
Big Winner if AB 69 Fails: High-Speed-Rail
Much has been made of the potential losers if AB 69, the bill authored by Assemblyman Henry Perea to delay applying cap-and-trade regulations to transportation
Joel Fox
August 11, 2014
Water Bond Realities
There are two realities with the current $11.1 billion water bond currently scheduled to appear on the November ballot as Proposition 43. One, the bond
Joel Fox
August 7, 2014
A Moment with James Brady
I had one brief meeting with James Brady, President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary, who died yesterday. Although brief, all the aspects of his jovial, warm
Joel Fox
August 5, 2014
Election Ballot as Advisory Poll
Two separate California appellate court decisions last week – one directly, one indirectly – deal with the question that voting on state ballot measures can
Joel Fox
August 4, 2014