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Supermajority can’t legislate away reality

Nov. 15, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Since the election, several acquaintances of mine have gone out of their way to taunt me about the emergence of the Democratic supermajority in the California Legislature. I have listened respectfully but sadly. Achieving

Prop. 31 would have ended California’s republic

CalWatchdog Staff November 9, 2012

Nov. 9, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi How could all of the following so-called impartial ballot guides miss a key controversial component of Proposition 31 that would have ended the original republican form of local government in California? * The California

Bankruptcy Series: Cities on a future spending spree

CalWatchdog Staff November 9, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in a CalWatchDog.com Special Series of in-depth articles on municipal bankruptcy. Nov. 9, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Are the staggering forecasted public pension obligations facing state and local governments in California the result of overspending or

Brown could learn from Augustus about tax flight

CalWatchdog Staff November 8, 2012

Nov. 8, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi California Gov. Jerry Brown often portrays himself as the modern version of an ancient Greek or Roman philosopher king. A majority of the voters on Nov. 6 approved Brown’s “millionaire’s tax” on people making

Prop. 31 loses badly

CalWatchdog Staff November 7, 2012

Nov. 7, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Proposition 31 was wiped out by voters yesterday. The Government Performance and Accountability Act got just 39 percent of the votes, with 61 percent against. Part of the likely reason it lost big was

California’s Congressional Water Ballot for 2012

CalWatchdog Staff November 5, 2012

Nov. 5, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Tomorrow California voters will not be voting on the proposed California Water Bond, which has been postponed until 2014. But voters will be voting on a number of local water projects such as the proposed

Prop. 30 would make budget roller coaster more scary

CalWatchdog Staff November 2, 2012

Nov. 2, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi You probably have seen the photograph of the Casino Pier Roller Coaster on the New Jersey shore inundated by the ocean and in shambles from the impact of Hurricane Sandy. In Sacramento, Calif. on

Whole Foods suffers second thoughts on Prop. 37

CalWatchdog Staff October 30, 2012

Oct. 30, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The campaign over Proposition 37 isn’t as simple as it might seem at first glance. On the Nov. 6 ballot, the Genetically Engineered Labeling Initiative would mandate that genetically modified foods be given special labels. Whole

Millionaire tax flight study full of hasty generalizations

CalWatchdog Staff October 30, 2012

Oct. 30, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi When hosting TV game show “Family Feud,” the late host Richard Dawson made famous his line: “Survey says!” There’s a new study out on how millionaires react to tax increases. What does the survey

Trick or Treat? Proposition 31 is reverse of Prop. 13

CalWatchdog Staff October 29, 2012

Oct. 29, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The California Taxpayer’s Association spotted a provision in Proposition 31 whose importance no one has noticed until now. It appears to prohibit making any cuts or increases to the state budget of $25 million or