True to form with elections in California, we will not know the outcomes of many key races for days, if not weeks. But we can already discern some …
California Commentary
Will a red wave crest the Sierras?
While the title of this column assumes that Republicans will do very well nationally on election day, it’s not just idle speculation. Democrats and …
San Bernardino Measure D Campaign “Despicable” and “Likely Actionable”
“The most despicable, deceptive campaign we’ve seen in a long time,” said Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, about a …
Bureau of Redundancy Bureau
Much of what government does is wasteful, ineffective, and redundant. For example, Senate Bill 679 was recently signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom …
Support for Proposition 30 is fading, and for good reason
The tide may have turned on Proposition 30. A Berkeley IGS poll released last week now has support dropping below 50% after polling at 55% a few weeks …
Proposition 13 is working as intended
We were a bit taken aback with the recent article in the Register by reporter Teri Sforza rhetorically asking if major businesses in Orange County are …
Choosing the best candidates for taxpayers
It’s no secret that most Californians think that taxes are too high. A PPIC poll released on April 15 of this year found that “record-high …
A tax revolt in San Francisco?
Citizen tax revolts have been waged throughout American history. Indeed, the genesis of the United States was a dispute with Great Britain over taxes. …
Proposition 19 was a total bait and switch, Proposition 30 this year is, too
Before voters get too consumed with the upcoming November election and the myriad of special-interest initiatives on the ballot, let’s take a moment …
Californians should vote no on Prop. 31 and trust adults to make choices for themselves
California has a lot of problems and not all of them are directly taxpayer related. But, as noted in last week’s column, they all interconnect in one …