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California Commentary
How Do We Respond to the Budget Crisis?
It has been said that when the California Legislature departs in September for the year taxpayers can finally loosen the hold on their wallets and use …
Attorney General’s Office in Need of Greater Transparency
This year's budget fiasco demonstrates once again that the interests of California taxpayers are rarely reflected in our government's spending …
Prop. 13 Has Something for Every Homeowner
Most people are aware that Proposition 13 is a boon to property owners in a rising market. Before Proposition 13 when the prices of homes were going …
Sacramento Does Not Deserve a Bailout
In recent weeks Governor Schwarzenegger legislative leaders and the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) have called for eliminating what they term …
Ordinary Citizens Are Slaves to Their Public Masters
Had a raise in pay lately? For many Californians the answer is "no." Their major concern in these uncertain economic times is just hanging …
City Unions to L.A. Taxpayers: Peel Me A Grape
Los Angeles city government is in trouble. Projections are that it will face a budget deficit of at least $400 million in the coming fiscal year. The …
Court Rules: No Merit to Opposition Arguments Against Prop. 98
On Friday supporters of private property rights including the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association the California Farm Bureau Federation and a …
Why Can’t Governments Treat Us Like Customers?
There is a general understanding in the private sector that treating customers well is good for business. Those businesses facing stiff competition …
Phony Homeowners Group Fronts Phony Ballot Measure
The story is told that to fool Catherine II Russian minister Grigori Potemkin constructed hollow facades of villages along the desolate banks of the …