In recent weeks, Governor Schwarzenegger, legislative leaders and the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) have called for eliminating what they term "tax loopholes" to help close California's staggering $16 billion budget deficit. But one person's loophole is another person's legitimate advancement of public policy.  Read more >>

When it comes to pay increases, some of California's workers are faring much better than others, and those workers are employed by the state of California.  Read more >>

Los Angeles city government is in trouble. Projections are that it will face a budget deficit of at least $400 million in the coming fiscal year. But the financial bind in which the city finds itself is no accident. It is the result of a series of conscious decisions by elected officials and bureaucrats.  Read more >>

The court simply didn't buy the Doomsday scenario dreamed up by the California League of Cities and its anti private property rights coalition.  Read more >>

No doubt, most of us who have stood in a long line at an unresponsive institution like the Post Office have had such thoughts, before succumbing to the realization that when dealing with a total monopoly, you either accept the service you get or you get no service.  Read more >>