“Transparency in government is paramount,” said Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, proving that hypocrisy in government is clearly the rule in …
California Commentary
California taxpayers denied the right to vote on pension debt
For years, taxpayer advocates have warned about local governments’ increasing reliance on pension obligation bonds (POBs) to paper over fiscal …
Financial fraud at California’s community colleges
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed California’s fiscal mismanagement in countless ways, most spectacularly in the payment of more than $30 billion — some …
Enough bonds already!
Back in 2010, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said that “the most significant threat to our national security is …
Time for California lawmakers to end home equity theft
In May of last year, the United States Supreme Court ruled that home equity theft — the practice of governments taking not just what is owed, but the …
Californians are rapidly losing confidence in the state’s political leadership
Mounting evidence reveals that Californians are rapidly losing confidence in the state’s political leadership. That loss in confidence is driven by …
ULA tax numbers expose economic ignorance
California would be a far better state if politicians and progressive activists were required to take a course in basic economic principles. If they …
The League of California Cities’ war on taxpayers
The League of California Cities has always been biased against the interests of taxpayers. This became especially clear during the historic …
Ditch the Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes, and get out of our way
The annual World Happiness Report was released last week, and it shockingly found that the United States failed to rank in the top 20 happiest …
Even if Proposition 1 passes, California taxpayers have sent a clear message to Gov. Gavin Newsom
This wasn’t supposed to happen. Proposition 1, a ballot measure backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature with a multi-million dollar campaign …