Brown and Friends Put the Squeeze on Initiatives
Molly Munger and I are not in the same corners when it comes to ballot measures proposed for the November ballot but we do have
Joel Fox
February 7, 2012
Indiana Super Bowl Bodes Well For Downtown LA Stadium
Congratulations to Indianapolis for putting on a grand super week that in some way might give a boost to Los Angeles’s hope of getting an
Joel Fox
February 6, 2012
Facebook IPO to Enrich State Treasury. LIKE
California’s budget is described as being on a rollercoaster the last decade-plus streaming to great heights when the economy is good and bottoming out with
Joel Fox
February 2, 2012
If Stop Special Interest Money Initiative Passes– A Test of Trust for Unions
As reported by Steve Harmon in the San Jose Mercury News, the Stop Special Interest Money initiative on the November ballot will stir up public
Joel Fox
February 1, 2012
Ballot Measure Titles and Summaries Should not be Written by Attorneys General
A couple of months ago, at a discussion on the initiative process at a Zocalo Public Square meeting in Los Angeles, the panelists were asked
Joel Fox
January 31, 2012
Court Decision Changes Dynamic of State Senate Races
Many of the news stories that reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision to keep the proposed state senate districts as drawn by the Citizens
Joel Fox
January 30, 2012
Gov. Brown Pitches LA Chamber for Tax Measure Support
Governor Jerry Brown returned to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce to give a similar speech to the one he gave last year— seeking support
Joel Fox
January 27, 2012
Lawsuit Over Pay—How Legislators Can Lose Even if They Win
Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John Perez took a big risk filing a lawsuit yesterday to prohibit the Controller from deciding if
Joel Fox
January 26, 2012
Trouble for Brown’s Tax Strategy in Poll Numbers
Governor Jerry Brown’s hope of clearing the field of all other tax increase measures except his own ran into trouble with the release of the
Joel Fox
January 25, 2012