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Back to homepageBullet-train boondoggle yields a Cabinet-level delusion
Dec. 9, 2012 By Chris Reed A House committee hearing Thursday at which Republicans vowed to use their majority to block new federal funding for California’s bullet-train train wreck produced this astounding passage in The Washington Post: “We’re not giving
Read MoreWill school finance scams be addressed? One of two at best
Dec. 9, 2012 By Chris Reed The push is on to gut Proposition 13, with the nominal rationale being the urgent need to help public education by making it easier to pass parcel taxes. But will the Democratic lawmakers behind
Read MoreEdSource look at superintendent turnover ignores union elephant
Dec. 8, 2012 By Chris Reed There are none so blind as those who will not see. EdSource does a 1,500-word analysis of a new study showing far higher turnover of superintendents in large school districts than smaller ones in
Read MoreRecord numbers for govt. employment is no joke
Dec. 7, 2012 By Katy Grimes Did you hear the one about the government hiring record numbers of new employees while the country teeters on the brink of financial disaster? Actually, it’s no joke. Call the government if you need
Read MoreRight-to-work is a real economic stimulus
Dec. 7, 2012 By Katy Grimes In Michigan, game-changing right to work legislation was just passed. The change will make it legal for employers to pay workers who choose not to be union members, and would make paying union dues voluntary. Currently, Michigan
Read MoreThink taxes are too low?
Dec. 7, 2012 By John Seiler Think taxes are too low? Your politicians do. Expect California’s supermajority Democratic Legislature this year to reduce what they call “tax expenditures” — their euphemism for letting taxpayers/slaves keep a little of their money.
Read MoreProp. 13 ‘split roll’ looms: Karma for Chamber of Commerce?
Nov. 7, 2012 By Chris Reed For years, the California Chamber of Commerce has had a squishy aversion to confrontation and a comfort level with Sacramento’s machine politicians that should inflame any small-government conservative. What has this toadying and willingness
Read MoreWinning idea for CA GOP: A right-to-work initiative
Dec. 6, 2012 By John Seiler California Republicans seeking to get back in the game should look to Michigan. The big issue there now is advancing a right-to-work law. Given Michigan’s heavy union representation, especially by the powerful UAW, the
Read MorePost-pension reform law, let the public employee gaming begin
Dec. 5, 2012 By Chris Reed This Orange County Register story about top executives at the giant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California figuring out a way to game Gov. Jerry Brown’s pension reform by joining a union is only
Read MoreJoe Mathews weighs in on CalWatchdog piece
Dec. 5, 2012 By Chris Reed Joe Mathews, one of the least ideological mainstream California political pundits, has weighed in on the analysis I did last week on the evidence that unions are trying to stifle direct democracy in California
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