Now that football season has begun optimistic fans dream of winning the big game and a world championship. Coaches devise game plans that will keep …
California Commentary
Widely Diverse Coalition Opposes Proposition 88
If David and Goliath were alive today they would likely take time out from their battle to cast a ballot against Proposition 88. So too would the …
And the Villain Is — Prop. 13 of Course!
The big moribund downtown Los Angeles Newspaper is after Proposition 13 again. Appropriately ensconced in a mausoleum-like building the Times has …
A Vile Weapon in the Hands of Public Officials
Ivan the Terrible did it. So did Hitler and Stalin. We know that at least one American president -- and probably others -- did it although for …
Angelides’ Policies Would Imperil State’s Economy
Sir Winston Churchill once said that "for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up …
Big Court Win for Taxpayers: Proposition 218 Means What It Says
Although it received very little press attention taxpayers recently won a huge victory in the California Supreme Court. The ruling in Bighorn-Desert …
Becoming a Third-World Country
To visitors the signs that mark a third-world county are obvious. Crumbling infrastructure people sleeping in doorways a wide gap between rich and …
Politicians Lie? Say It Ain’t So!
An appeals court in the state of Washington has ruled that politicians cannot be punished for lying and the issue will now be considered by the state …
What’s Theirs Is Theirs and So Is What’s Yours
One of the quirky qualities of government bureaucrats is that they regard all money as fungible. They have no qualms about raising taxes for a purpose …
Voters Might ‘No’ It All
There are 13 measures on the statewide ballot this fall in California. Those advocating a "yes" vote on any of them have an uphill battle. And if …