California voters may soon have to decide whether to enshrine a “right to housing” in the state constitution. Assembly Constitutional Amendment …
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The buck passing never stops in California state government
President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that read “The Buck Stops Here.” In an interview with legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, he …
Proposition 13 protects taxpayers from money-hungry special interests
Editor’s note: This commentary was published in the June 4 print editions of the newspaper as part of a pro-con debate page about Proposition 13. For …
Why are California’s progressive politicians so intent on gutting direct democracy rights?
When will progressives stop attacking the direct democracy rights? A couple of months ago, this column exposed the threat that Senate …
The California state budget Kabuki dance
In California politics, there are three major movements to the annual budget Kabuki Dance. In January of each year, the governor announces a proposed …
The fight to repeal Proposition 19’s death tax isn’t over
Oh, the irony. San Francisco is perhaps the most progressive city in the United States, although Portland and Seattle might put up an argument. So how …
Will Proposition 13 save San Francisco?
Oh, the irony. San Francisco is perhaps the most progressive city in the United States, although Portland and Seattle might put up an argument. So how …
Stop tormenting taxpayers with toxic transit systems
What is it with California that it just doesn’t know how to run a railroad? This column has, on several occasions, covered the abysmal history of …
Big problems for California’s income-based utility rates
In a recent column I referred to SBX1-2, a dangerous legislative proposal to define “excessive profits,” as setting a new speed record in California’s …
Repeal California’s Prop. 19 death tax
I got hit by a car last year while riding my bicycle. But not just any car — it was a remote-control car being operated by a teenager in my …