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Hearings dissect Prop. 46 on medical malpractice

California’s state and local governments could be hit with an increase of tens of millions to several hundred million dollars in annual health care costs if Proposition 46 passes on Nov. 4. That was the warning from California legislative

Poll: Weak support for Prop. 46, medical malpractice

John Seiler September 16, 2014

I usually don’t watch local TV news, which is about Los Angeles 45 miles away from Huntington Beach. But I watched NBC channel 4 yesterday night as a lead-in to Barbra Streisand on Jimmy Fallon’s show. Babs still is fabulous!

CSU fee addiction shows value of Props 13, 26, 62, 218

Chris Reed September 10, 2014

The newsrooms of California appear to have collectively decided that the state props that make raising taxes and fees more difficult for elected officials — starting with 13, 26, 62 and 218 — are irrational. This is regularly reflected in the

Appeals court backs property rights

Wayne Lusvardi August 23, 2014

Pasadena is known for its famous tree-lined streets. It now also may be known for the trees becoming the key in the first case in California to establish that a city’s urban forestry programs can be subject to “inverse condemnation”

Prop. 1 bond funds non-water bureaucracy

Wayne Lusvardi August 18, 2014

Proposition 1, the new $7.5 billion water bond just passed by the Legislature, contains water storage in an statewide bond for the first time since 1965. It will go before voters on Nov. 4. The previous 21 water bonds

Prop. 26 shows teeth, kills San Diego hotel tax hike

Chris Reed August 7, 2014

One of the few recent big triumphs of the small-government, low-tax movement in California came in 2010, when state voters approved Proposition 26. The constitutional amendment cleared up loopholes that allowed governing bodies to pass tax hikes on simple majority

Prop. 30: Why it hurts CA teams’ chances of signing LeBron James

Chris Reed June 26, 2014

NBA superduperstar LeBron James’ decision this week to opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat has led to intense speculation over where the four-time regular-season MVP and two-time NBA Finals MVP might end up. The current conventional wisdom

Prop. 26 wins San Diego water war

Wayne Lusvardi May 12, 2014

Remember Proposition 26, the Stop Hidden Taxes Initiative, passed by 52.5 percent of California’s voters in 2010? Probably no one who voted at that time had any idea Prop. 26 would help resolve — at least for now — the 68-year

Economist called genius by left backs Prop. 13-style wealth protection

Chris Reed April 25, 2014

It may seem wonky and obscure now, but I bet it’s going to emerge as a strong, enduring counterpunch to Proposition 13 critics. I refer to the fact that French economist Thomas Piketty — the hottest, in the media sense,

Contra Costa case a template for Prop. 26 abuse

Chris Reed March 6, 2014

In recent California history, small-government advocates have no more significant victory than the triumph of Proposition 26 in 2010. Here’s an explanation of its main thrust from an analysis by the League of California Cities: “Prop. 26 is divided into