Where’s the Republican Bench?
The Republican Party in California is fighting for relevance – “Dying at the box office,” as former Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger once put it—so you
Joel Fox
February 2, 2018
High Speed Rail Just Became a Big Issue in the Governor’s Race
No avoiding the high-speed rail issue in the governor’s race now that the California State Auditor has been authorized to take a deep dive into
Joel Fox
January 31, 2018
Booing Histrionics at the State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address tonight which gives me an opportunity to express a pet peeve—the vociferous cheering and standing
Joel Fox
January 30, 2018
Business Threading the Needle on Tax Issues
In his State of the State speech, Gov. Jerry Brown raised the battle flag against an initiative effort to repeal the gas tax he championed.
Joel Fox
January 29, 2018
Fill the Rainy Day Fund
At his recent press conference introducing his last budget, Governor Jerry Brown pointed to a chart indicating a future his successor in office might face
Joel Fox
January 25, 2018
California Senators Vote-Policy and Politics
Reasons for California senators Dianne Feinstein’s and Kamala Harris’ votes with the small minority to oppose ending the government shutdown were overshadowed by politics about
Joel Fox
January 23, 2018
Forget Business Friendly, More Calls to Raise Business Taxes
Is it possible for California to drop lower than 50th in surveys testing state business friendly environments? It seems legislators and spending advocates have that goal
Joel Fox
January 22, 2018
A Pandora’s Box: Suing Oil Companies, Consumers Pay
Some members of the Los Angeles city council hope to join San Francisco, Oakland and New York City is suing oil companies on the principle
Joel Fox
January 18, 2018
Audit the High Speed Rail
With the revelation yesterday that the high-speed rail budget for the Central Valley segment jumped a whopping $2.8 billion there are no more excuses to
Joel Fox
January 17, 2018