YOUR TAX BILL - Let’s start with the premise that taxation is largely arbitrary.
STATE WATCH
Stop Using Homelessness To Hate On California
UNHOUSED - In California, homelessness is a long-running crisis. And it is a human tragedy for an estimated 160,000 unhoused people.
What Happens To Abortion in CA?
GUEST COMMENTARY - The constitutional right to abortion in the United States is no more.
Recession Could Wreck California’s Spending Plans
CA BUDGET - The 2022-23 fiscal year will begin in less than a week and Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are still negotiating — or arguing — over how to divvy up a nearly $100 billion projected budget surplus.
Is San Jose Destined To Be A Train Wreck For California Transportation?
RAIL TRANSPO - Can Californians find their way to San Jose?
California Spending Doubles in One Decade. For What?
LEANING RIGHT - The California State Legislature has just released the “Floor Report of the 2022-2023 Budget,” and it’s a doozy.
A Solution That Won’t Fix California’s Low Homeownership
CAL MATTERS - California is the land of dreams and extremes and nowhere is that more evident than in the state’s very low rate of homeownership.
California Can Lead The Nation By Funding Changes To School Food Program
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS - Our schools play a crucial role in influencing our children’s health and learning.
Contrary to Elitist Groupthink, Common Sense is NOT "Right Wing"
THE DOCTOR IS IN - It works all too well in the once-Golden State, and much of Blue State America, that if someone disagrees with you then they're "right wing" and obviously a Nazi, Confederate, racist, bigoted, intolerant, and otherwise horrible human being.
California Races are Influenced by CA Apartment Association and Big Real Estate
HOUSING POLITICS - With election season upon us, journalists and voters should take another look at our special report about how the California Apartment Association and Big Real Estate deliver campaign contributions to politicians in every level of government in California. Without question, it’s a must-read.
California’s Medical/Legal System: Health Reform Laws Held Back by Special Interests
HEALTH AND PATIENT SAFETY - Some devoted patient safety activists worked alongside Consumer Watchdog and Consumer Attorneys of California for decades to get the antiquated Medical Injury Compensation Act (MICRA) cap increased.
Governor Wants a Long-Term Drinking Water Assistance Program in California
WATER CRISIS - For 35 days between March and April of this year, Dante Woolfolk went without any running water in his house in Brooktrails, a small town nestled amid the leafy canopies of Mendocino County in Northern California.
Abortion: California’s Easy Access Poised to Go Further
WOMEN’S RIGHTS - By this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision on the most consequential challenge to Roe v. Wade since the landmark ruling in 1973 guaranteed the constitutional right to obtain an abortion.
What the New York Times Won’t Admit About California
GUEST COMMENTARY - Even the New York Times has to admit unpleasant realities, like the departure of people from California and other deep blue states.
California Needs A Recession
STATE ECONOMY - Nowhere is better suited for flights of fancy than California, a place of miraculous growth and remarkable innovation.
California’s Housing Goals Require Massive Demolitions and Evictions in LA and San Francisco
REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT - Data shows that California’s RHNA rules are just impossible without complete urban transformation.
California, Leading the National Conversation on Gun Safety
GUN VIOLENCE – “California leads this national conversation. When California moves, other states move in the same direction.” -- Gov. Newsom
Murder On The High-Speed Rail
DOWNSIZING SF TO LA - “Stop where you are,” declared the short, mustachioed, dandily dressed detective, in a European accent, as he entered the Assembly chamber.
Which California Bills Did Legislators Kill?
CA LEGISLATION - California lawmakers won’t be creating a state Election Day holiday this year.
Will CA Voters Approve Sports Betting?
CA NOVEMBER BALLOT - Earlier this year, it seemed possible that California voters would face the bewildering civic task of choosing which of four competing measures to legalize sports wagering would prevail — if any.
Newsom’s Electric Car Nirvana Collides with Reality
CLEAN ENERGY - Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board publicly boasted last week about making great strides toward eliminating fossil fuels and their greenhouse gases.