Last week, this column looked at the anomaly of how the Democratic Party — which proudly holds itself out as the champion of working people — vigorously pursues policies that cost working
Why is it that the political party that once proudly declared that it stood for working people is now laboring so hard to cost those Californians who are still working
Expect to hear a lot more pronouncements from state and local government officials about the need for tax increases, cuts to public services, or both.
CalPERS, the huge pension fund
Readers of this column are fully aware that the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is the leading voice for California's beleaguered homeowners and citizen taxpayers. For that reason, we
The Sacramento politicians are planning a costly attack on drivers' wallets by changing the way some traffic violations are defined.
Generally, the public accepts the need for parking enforcement.
There is no doubt that Americans owe a great deal to ancient Greek civilization that once dominated the Eastern Mediterranean, including the island of Cyprus. It is to them and
The rejection of a sales tax on the Los Angeles city ballot has pundits and government insiders returning to their crystal balls in an effort to divine the mood of
It's been said that taking a dollar from a bureaucrat — and a politician too, for that matter — is like taking a piece of raw meat from a hyena.
Gov. Jerry Brown recently stated that he found the scandal involving the state Parks and Recreation Agency concealing millions of taxpayer dollars to be "boring." Perhaps the governor&
Have California school officials found their own bizarre way to support Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity? What else could possibly explain their skimming of at least $170
California homeowners are hearing more and more about parcel taxes. Either they recently suffered sticker shock when they opened their property tax bill to see a parcel tax that they
There is a famous poster, dating back to World War I, that shows Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer over the words, "I want you for U.S. Army.
