Census deadline approaches
The unremitting pandemic and economic crises of 2020 have overshadowed what would normally have been a dominant event of community action: the decennial census. Most of you are probably generally aware of the census, but few of you likely know that the census will conclude at the end of this month. The census is more […]
California Initiative Editorial Scorecard
For this 2020 edition of the scorecard, we track editorials on the 12 ballot measures that California voters will decide on Tuesday, November 3. This year’s editorial scorecard is based on circulation data from the Alliance for Audited Media for 22 newspaper outlets:
Facing Fire Danger; Moving Toward Solutions
With newspapers from California to Texas to the nation’s capital running stories over the weekend that Californians are thinking of leaving the state, there could be a plus if they actually do go – reducing the population to reduce fire danger. Many reasons have been put forward on why California is suffering from devastating fires, […]
Newsom vows to fast track toward Germany’s failed climate goals
Governor Newsom announced on Friday September 11th that he is about to take one giant step toward following Germany’s failed climate goals which should be a wake-up all for governments everywhere. Like Germany, California’s renewables are becoming an increasing share in intermittent electricity generation, but at a HIGH COST. Power prices in Germany are among […]
Prop. 15 Empowers Big Business, Destroys Small Business
California’s state and local governments, and the public sector unions that exercise nearly absolute control over the politicians who supposedly oversee them, have always had an insatiable desire for higher taxes. The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has added even more urgency to their insatiable quest for more money from taxpayers, but through the […]
Balancing California’s Budget Should Start With Rescinding Tax Breaks That Have Not Created Promised Jobs
As California continues to confront an economic challenge without modern precedent, lawmakers have the near-impossible task of balancing the budget. They should start by revisiting lucrative tax breaks tied to job creation that have potentially failed to live up to their promise. Deals that have, in fact, fallen short should be immediately rescinded, providing much-needed […]
Remembering those who lost their lives on September 11th.
The Fox and Hounds Daily Editors ask you to join them in remembering all those who lost their lives on September 11th. September 11th honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Each year, in the United States the day is dedicated to remembering those […]
More Local Tax Initiatives on the Horizon
Many government officials have detested the initiative process, but maybe a non-action by the California Supreme Court will change that attitude. The Court decided not to take up a case challenging a tax increase for a specific purpose that garnered a majority vote but not the two-thirds that was thought to be required for earmarked […]
Would The End of Trump Mean the End of Newsom?
The defeat of Donald Trump would be a victory for the country, for democracy, and for the many victims of his presidency. But it could be a disaster for Gavin Newsom. President Trump has long offered a perverse sort of protection for Newsom, and other prominent Democrats in our state. Californians, especially Democratic Californians, might […]
Environmentalists Destroyed California’s Forests
Millions of acres of California forest have been blackened by wildfires this summer, leading to the usual angry denunciations from the usual quarters about climate change. But in 1999, the Associated Press reported that forestry experts had long agreed that “clearing undergrowth would save trees,” and that “years of aggressive firefighting have allowed brush to […]