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 …
California Commentary
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 …
Lawmakers Don’t Want to Take Responsibility for Tax Increases
What do the California Legislature and a corrupt Old West town have in common? Okay okay that was too easy. Recently I sat down and watched a vintage …
Redistricting Reform Not Longer Terms Is the Answer
When Proposition 93 which would have extended terms for sitting lawmakers went down in flames taxpayers breathed a collective sigh of relief. Backers …
Hold On To Your Wallets
Sacramento admits to a $14.5 billion deficit over the next 18 months. Chances are close to a certainty that this is a conservative estimate. After all …
Illegal Cell Phone Taxes — Can you hear us now?
A young man graduated law school passed the bar rented an office ran an ad and opened for business. For three days no one showed up. Finally the next …
Election Fraud
In 1990 voters fed up with career politicians who had learned to game the system to perpetuate their careers and live a lavish lifestyle passed …
Taxpayers Are Being Set Up
As taxpayers are bombarded daily with bad budget news they are fastening their seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy ride. Sacramento admits to a $14 …