In his State of the State Address Governor Brown acknowledged the dire need for pension reform in California. But the immediate question on the minds …
California Commentary
Get Out of the Way and Let Us Get to Work
As if taking a cue from California's Governor Brown President Obama has presented a 2013 budget to Congress that spends taxes and borrows. It includes …
Government Finance 101: ‘I Will Gladly Pay You Tuesday . . . ‘
Sacramento politicians and Japanese censors during WWII share a similar philosophy -- they do their best to prevent the public from learning of their …
Some Attacks on Prop. 13 Are a Real Hoot
Attacks on Proposition 13 can be divided into two categories the semi-serious and the ludicrous. The first category come from those who believe …
Stop Special Interest Money
Unless one is wearing Brown colored glasses it is easy to see that California is a mess. We rank second in unemployment and millions of Californians …
Your Tax Dollars Needed for Extravagant Public Payroll
Controller John Chiang says California will run out of cash in March without an increase in borrowing and a delay in some payments. This must be music …
Jerry Brown As Insurance Commissioner?
Wait. We know that Jerry Brown is California's Governor and Dave Jones is our Insurance Commissioner. So what's up with the title of this …
Fundamentals
Yesterday four NFL teams vied for a shot at the Super Bowl. Because the Patriots and New York Giants won their respective contests they'll be going to …
Looking Out for the Welfare of Government
Of the myriad of proposed tax increases slated for the November ballot there are about half a dozen that potentially could get traction. For now they …
Taxpayers Held Hostage by Sham Budget
Like the villain in a cheesy hostage movie Jerry Brown took to the stage last week to deliver his annual budget. His ransom demand to Californians was …