Courts, Plagues and Politics
To the conspiracy minded, one might think when it comes to jurisprudence, the coronavirus plague is a scheme thought up by criminal justice reformers to advance their agenda. Consider the movements of late to reduce the number of prisoners and eliminate bail. Because of the coronavirus those things are happening now in California. The California […]
CARB’s Rush to Rulemaking
Public health officials are projecting that new COVID-19 cases will continue to increase, and California’s chief medical advisor is expressing fears of a surge in patients by mid-April. The primary focus of the state is exactly where it should be: readying the state for increased rate of infection, providing care for the sick and vulnerable, […]
State Bond Failure Is a Great Opportunity for Schools
The defeat of Prop 13—the school bond on the March ballot—has caused worry and concern, particularly among those of us who want more support for schools. I think it’s a huge opening. Prop 13 wasn’t really about schools. It was about school buildings, of which California has plenty. What California needs is more education. And […]
Countering Layoffs, Lessons From The First Week Of The CARES Act: The Coronavirus Workplace Series
(This is the fourth in a series on the impacts of the coronavirus on employment and the workplace. The first three are here.) Government and private sector businesses are moving so rapidly during the first week of the $2 trillion CARES Act, that we can already draw some lessons going forward. This is so especially […]
The Firing Of Captain Crozier
On January 17, a mighty US Navy carrier strike force departed the Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego for duty in the “Indo Pacific”, a chance to remind China of the vast military power of the United States and to visit a new friend not so long ago a bitter enemy. Heading the […]
Budget Blues
As I’ve written about several times and Governor Newsom has telegraphed on multiple occasions that the state budget world has taken a 180. Monday, Assembly Budget Committee, chaired by Phil Ting (D-San Francisco, echoed the governor with a memo that brought many hopes and dreams to a screeching halt. May Revision expects the Governor’s May […]
Defending Food Supply in the Time of COVID-19 is a Defining National Issue
What is national security? Is it a strong military? Is it a secure border? Is it a stable economy and a solid banking system? Or maybe it is the ability to freely participate in elections under a democratically-elected system of government. The global COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of how important it is to have […]
Let’s Get Prepared For Our Students’ Sake
When public schools reopen and normalcy returns, California policymakers should take a hard, honest look at how online education can seamlessly transition students during times of crisis. Too many school districts were unfortunately caught off guard — unprepared to serve students during the Coronavirus outbreak. Currently, most of the state’s student population are in limbo […]
Homebuilding’s Vital Role in Difficult Economic Times
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, our nation is facing a tremendous amount of uncertainty when it comes to the health of our residents and the future of our economy. Skyrocketing unemployment, coupled with a volatile stock market, has led to one of the most fragile economic periods in history. Before the Coronavirus outbreak, the most pressing […]