Suppose you are offered a bargain on a pair of well-made shoes. You can have the new footwear at half price. The catch? They don't fit and the
DATELINE CHICAGO: Mayor warns property taxes could be going up 150 percent.
Suppose the mayor of your city announced a property tax hike of 150 percent or, stated another way,
After the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, the replacement span for the Bay Bridge was originally expected to be completed by 1994 and cost less than a billion dollars. To
A just-released survey by Probolsky Research shows that most California voters now oppose new or increased local taxes. A majority, 55.5 percent, would vote "no" on a
A recent front page story in the Los Angeles Times raised the curtain on a dirty little secret that local school officials don't want the public to know.
The United States Supreme Court's decision not to hear the case of Proposition 8 could lead to the effective dismantling of the initiative power vested in the people
There is an old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
Several years ago, voters in Poway agreed to let local officials borrow
For millions of California homeowners, Saturday was a day that will live in infamy. Without a single public hearing, the California Assembly passed Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 8 (ACA 8)
This Thursday the Western democracies will commemorate the Normandy invasion that marked the beginning of the end of fascist tyranny in Europe. On the same date, Californians will also celebrate
This week, the California Legislature will consider Assembly Bill 8, a massive $2.3 billion car tax increase. In better days, a tax increase this large and this unpopular would
Last week we alerted California taxpayers as to the immediate threats to Proposition 13 being heard by a California legislative committee. As fully anticipated, the Senate Committee on Governance and
In a bunker somewhere in Sacramento, a secret committee meeting of state power brokers is taking place. Let's listen in as the chairman addresses the members:
"Welcome
