It's election season and we are hearing a lot of happy talk from the Sacramento politicians. After all, they want to be re-elected so they are painting a
Hey, New Jersey and Chicago, you have nothing on California. For several years, the Golden State has tried to be number one among all states in tax burden — and, of
A proposal supported by some members of the Los Angeles City Council begs the question: Just what do we pay taxes for?
Los Angeles City Officials want to increase sales
Suppose you pick up your typical California newspaper and see headlines like, "State Unemployment Far Below the National Average" and "State Running Healthy Surplus; Gov. to Return
Shortly after Jerry Brown was first elected governor, nearly 40 years ago, he famously said, "This is an era of limits and we all had better get used to
The California Legislature reconvenes this week and the politicians may be on the verge of a major miscalculation because they don't understand how real people think.
The members
Thirty years of political engagement in California politics has led me to the realization that the middle class is woefully underrepresented in this state. Not only that, but this injustice
What if you were told there is a corrupt dictatorship on the other side of the world where government officials are using U.S. foreign aid to build palatial mansions
Because Ronald Reagan left office almost 25 years ago we shouldn't be surprised that most young adults do not remember him. But the real question is whether his
This is a tale of coattails. The coattails of an 800 pound gorilla known as Proposition 13.
In 1978, support for Proposition 13 swept 17 new legislators — nicknamed "Prop
