Democrats in the Legislature are howling mad after learning Controller John Chiang has rejected their haphazard budget and will dock their pay as …
California Commentary
The Paycheck Budget
Though hard to believe Jerry Brown and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association actually have something in common. We agree that the budget just passed …
Remove the ‘Lawyer Tax’ on Real Estate
When confronting a complex legal issue it is wise to seek the professional advice of an attorney. Regrettably however some issues have been rendered …
Happy Birthday Prop. 13
Older residents and others on fixed incomes were being forced out of their homes because property taxes were going through the roof. So were tempers …
Your Money or Your Life?
It was television that grabbed the viewer by the throat and wouldn't let go. Here is how the Los Angeles Times described it: The dramatic …
The Legislature Wants to Choke Off Your Voice
If bills now circulating in the Legislature had been law for the last 35 years here are just a few of the things California would be without: tougher …
May Revise or May Reprise?
In 1978 when voters enacted the landmark Prop 13 Jerry Brown was Governor and Democrats controlled both houses of the legislature. Voters passed Prop …
Before Raising Taxes ‘Wait a Minute’
It's been reported that Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn told a friend "The three most important words in the English Language are 'Waitäó_ aäó_ …
Capone Would Be Proud
Cue the opening theme from the old "Untouchables" TV show that portrayed federal agents fighting Prohibition Era organized crime. In this week's …
Governor Just Who Are ‘We the People’?
Listening to Jerry Brown talk one is reminded of the old joke about the Lone Ranger and Tonto. The Masked Man tells his Indian companion "Tonto we're …