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 …
California Commentary
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 …
Weak attacks on Proposition 13 fail again
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 …
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 …