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 …
California Commentary
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 …
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 …