In our Republic there are -- or are supposed to be -- fairly well defined lines of government authority. At an early age our children are taught that …
California Commentary
It’s All About Dollars
A horrible crisis has gripped the California education establishment. Lower test scores? Higher drop out rates? Fewer kids going on to college? Far …
Taxes Lies and Videotape
Next week our esteemed California Legislature will reconvene for the next session. What can taxpayers expect from this eclectic group of pols? First …
Taxpayers Keep Getting Pummeled
The name Rodney King became a household word because of a videotape. Although King received the beating it was the Los Angeles Police Department which …
Stunning Taxpayer Victories Tempered By Debt Doubts
In politics sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. Just ask the national Republican Party. However there is no doubt that …
Know Your Property Tax Bill
Every year about the time we start seeing pumpkins an unpleasant official looking envelope appears in property owners' mail boxes. For most homeowners …
Prop. 88 Puts Prop. 13 in Jeopardy
Homeowners are easy targets. Typically we commit most of our working lives to pay for a home. For many it is our greatest financial asset our security …
Tax Schizophrenia on the Ballot
Taxes have become the featured player this election season. Most of the tax talk revolves around Governor Schwarzenegger's hardcore no new taxes …
Caution: Bonds Have A Hidden Cost
There was a popular song a few years ago called "Money for Nothing." While the tune was a satire on the vast amounts paid to successful rock …
Taxpayers Are Not Mushrooms
Taxpayers are not mushrooms. So why do government officials keep us in the dark and feed us manure? Two seemingly unrelated stories are unfolding in …