Two-thirds of California voters consistently tell pollsters that they think Proposition 13 is a good thing, but even with more than 40 years of …
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CalPERS’ $29 billion loss is more than just a flesh wound
“Just a flesh wound,” protests the Black Knight in Monty Python’s famous “Holy Grail” comedy, challenging King Arthur to continue their duel even …
A win for direct democracy and taxpayers in San Bernardino County
Entrenched politicians loathe the tools of direct democracy, which include the powers of initiative, referendum, and recall. Both at the state and …
The Attorney General’s taxpayer-funded political advertising
We hate to pick on Attorney General Rob Bonta two weeks in a row, but he’s really given us no choice. Last week we chronicled his hypocrisy on data …
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s hypocrisy on privacy
Examples of hypocrisy in politics are common but in California they are legion. Take Governor Newsom for example. During the pandemic, he lectured …
California’s budget substance is as bad as the process
This column addresses budget issues frequently and, most recently, reported on how broken the budget process is. While the “budget bill” is …
Latest ‘racist’ smear against Prop.13
Here we go again. Another “study” purporting to reveal how unfair Proposition 13 is. But this time, the tax-hikers are using the progressives’ …
California’s budget is a scam
Once again, the California Legislature has engaged in the most meaningless exercise imaginable – passing the state budget. In other states, where …
Can sanity prevail in California?
Victor Davis Hanson is a resident scholar at the Hoover Institute and lifelong Californian from the Central Valley. He recently spoke at a …
The locusts come out at election time
The deadline for local governments to place tax hikes on the November ballot is rapidly approaching. This is why political consultants have descended …