Is it possible that the California Legislature is finally coming to grips with the public employee pension crisis? We certainly hope so. For years our …
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Stop Sign of the Times
Many Californians may not have noticed but their wallets just avoided getting hit by a speeding car tax. Last month the Attorney General cleared a …
Do We Need More State Workers?
Government employee union leaders are grinning from ear to ear. Governor Brown wants to hire an additional 1600 employees and jettison some state …
Undermining Prop. 13: The Beat Goes On
A handful of far-left Bay Area activists think they have come up with a clever plan to chip away at Proposition 13. Specifically they are attempting …
Reduced Expectations and the California Budget
Shortly after Jerry Brown was first elected governor nearly 40 years ago he famously said "This is an era of limits and we all had better get used to …
The Political Class Underestimates You
The California Legislature reconvenes this week and the politicians may be on the verge of a major miscalculation because they don't understand how …
Who’s Looking Out for the Middle Class?
Thirty years of political engagement in California politics has led me to the realization that the middle class is woefully underrepresented in this …
Defending Your Right to Vote on Taxes
At the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association we receive thousands of calls each year from taxpayers with questions and concerns. Of all those about two …
Follow the Money — Down the Drain
What if you were told there is a corrupt dictatorship on the other side of the world where government officials are using US foreign aid to build …
Ronald Reagan Would Be Smiling
Because Ronald Reagan left office almost 25 years ago we shouldn't be surprised that most young adults do not remember him. But the real question is …