It is a poorly held secret that sitting legislators hate term limits more than anyone else. Once elected these politicians feel a strong sense of …
California Commentary
Raising California’s Homeowners Exemption
Mortgage lenders and others in the home finance community woke up to a jolt this month when reports indicated that borrowers were having trouble …
Who’s the Boss?
If you arrived at your office shop or business and found the locks had been changed several thoughts would pass through your mind. If you were an …
Share the Poverty
They're back! After the bill that would have criminalized spanking was withdrawn as part of Sacramento lawmakers' efforts to showcase their best …
Mostly foxes guarding the henhouse
When the governor announced the appointees to the Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission he correctly outlined the seriousness of the …
Usually It’s Taxpayers Who Get Spanked
Not surprisingly Assemblywoman "Spankin'" Sally Lieber has withdrawn her bill to criminalize the paddling of young children. Apparently in …
The Pharaohs Would Be Proud of Us
When thinking of grandiose monuments to self names like Kufu and Ramses the Great come to mind. Rulers like these would forcibly direct their empire's …
More Proposition 13 Myths
Most everyone has heard about the fried rodent found in an order of chicken from a national fast-food chain. And what about the scuba diver who was …
Doing the People’s Business or Their Own?
Our elected leaders are generating a great deal of buzz now in the Capitol -- but very little of it has to do with issues that concern ordinary …
Los Angeles Making War on Homeowners
By a vote of 13 to zip the Los Angeles City Council has instructed the city attorney to draft a property tax increase of $72 for an upcoming ballot. …