The phone call was from a frightened older woman in the Central Valley. "I can't afford to pay my property taxes and I may lose my home by the end of …
California Commentary
Proposition 13 Survives Legislative Session
Two years ago when 2013-14 legislative session began things looked very dark for California homeowners. Democrats many hostile to Proposition 13 …
Let Them Drive Teslas
Once again Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg has thumbed his nose at the working class and other Californians of modest means by blocking legislation …
AG Blocks Real Initiative Reform
Just last month this column noted that the professional political class harbors great hostility toward the tools of direct democracy -- the powers of …
Lawmakers Don’t Think Rules Apply to Them
No one would dispute that California's diversity extends to the wide political gulf between conservative Californians and those who see themselves as …
To Be Well-Informed Ignore Political Ads
Ah August. For so many that means vacation when normally hard working Californians will be visiting theme parks going camping or maybe just relaxing …
More Politicians Should Visit the Real World
For a week he walked the streets of Fresno a homeless man looking for work. At night he slept on park benches during the day he tried to ward off …
Jerry’s Latest Boondoggle Threatens Property Owners
You'd think that with all the well deserved bad press heaped on the High Speed Rail debacle that Governor Brown would be a little more circumspect …
Lawmakers Focus on the Frivolous
Given California's many serious problems including high unemployment a listless economy and drought one might think our Sacramento politicians would …
ACA 6: New Attack on People’s Power
We certainly understand the hostility that professional politicians exhibit against citizens using the tools of direct democracy. The People's right …