Gavin Newsom’s Citizenville
California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom asks an interesting question at the beginning of his book Citizenville: “Why is it that people are more engaged than
Joel Fox
April 11, 2013
Brown in China—Building California and One Party Rule
Did you catch the interesting comment at the end of David Siders’ report in the Sacramento Bee on Governor Brown’s China visit? “At the dinner
Joel Fox
April 10, 2013
Notes from the Prop 13 Informational Hearing
Proposition 13, the iconic property tax measure passed in 1978 has received a lot of attention recently, no doubt because the new make-up of the
Joel Fox
April 9, 2013
Margaret Thatcher—A Memory
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who passed away today, had a California connection which I was aware of beyond the obvious – her teaming
Joel Fox
April 8, 2013
Politics is Show Business for Ugly People – Except in CA
California, the fabled land of “beautiful people,” apparently has pretty good-looking politicians as well. President Barack Obama kicked up a storm when he praised California
Joel Fox
April 8, 2013
Gubernatorial Election Heats up for Republicans
Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado is interested in seeking the Republican nomination for Governor. He becomes the second recognized Republican to express interest in the
Joel Fox
April 5, 2013
Made in California
Our friends at Small Business California sponsored a bill carried by Senator Corbett to create a Made in California label to encourage consumer product awareness
Joel Fox
April 3, 2013
Pension Issue Still Alive Despite Stockton Bankruptcy Decision
A decision by a U.S. Bankruptcy judge in the Stockton bankruptcy case does not mean the issue of public pensions’ burden on local government finances
Joel Fox
April 2, 2013
Riding the Rails to the ‘Great Train Robbery’
The United States Government Accounting Office backed up California’s High-Speed Rail Authority by leaking a report last week that claimed the ridership projections for the
Joel Fox
April 1, 2013