A recent behind the scenes dispute in the City of Huntington Beach illustrates how Proposition 218 the Right to Vote on Taxes Act continues to protect …
California Commentary
Your Autograph Is Worth Money
Among the most valuable autographs from living persons are those from the reclusive "moonwalker" Neil Armstrong Tiger Woods -- who signs very few -- …
We’re All Millionaires Now
Thanks to Jerry Brown we're all millionaires now. The governor has joined forces with the California Federation of Teachers a powerful public …
Stunning Shift on High Speed Rail
Nothing epitomizes the abject failure of California governance more than the so-called High Speed Rail Project or as it has been derisively labeled …
Life Without Proposition 13
In Sacramento where the political class feels they can never get enough money from taxpayers Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has held another hearing on the …
Two Cannibals on a Desert Island
There may be honor among thieves but apparently there's not a great deal of trust between politicians and unions when they're trying to raise …
Brown Hypocrisy on Pension Reform
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 …
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 …