Let’s face it, when it comes to the state budget of California, most citizens suffer from MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over). Because even public finance …
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The California gas tax and the outrageous tactics to keep it
A few weeks ago this column addressed the issue of polling and how it can be manipulated and, even when it is not manipulated, how wrong it can be. …
After all these years, liberals are still wrong about Proposition 13
Forty years ago this week, California voters began the modern tax revolt movement that spread across America like wildfire. The idea that citizens …
In Sacramento, Democrats are run by the unions
June 6 marks the 40th anniversary of voters’ overwhelming approval of Proposition 13, which has been protecting all California taxpayers ever …
Progressives love transparency except when they don’t
We’ve all heard of “situational ethics.” This column is about “situational transparency,” a phenomenon among progressives who love transparency in …
Pernicious push polls pervert politics
“There are lies, damn lies and statistics,” goes the old saying. It has always been true that statistics can be presented in ways that are highly …
Taxpayers lose again with new solar panel mandate
The California Energy Commission has announced new regulations to require rooftop solar panels on all new homes constructed in California beginning in …
Proposals to ban internal combustion engines in California are a bad idea
The latest battle in Sacramento’s war on California’s middle class is the push to ban the internal combustion engine. Luckily, the effort has …
There is no loophole in Proposition 13
By Jon Coupal and Patricia Bates | For decades, California progressives have complained about a “loophole” in Proposition 13 that unfairly benefits …
The federal government right to audit California bullet train project
Last week, the federal government announced that it would audit California’s high-speed rail project. This is welcome news for those who have believed …