By Editorial Team On September 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Gap Co-Founder Doris Fisher Is Behind the Charter School Agenda By Joel Warner, September 27, 2016, Capital & Main As co-founder of the Gap, San Francisco-based business leader and philanthropist Doris Fisher boasts a net worth of $2.6 billion, making her the country’s third richest self-made woman, according to Forbes. And she’s focused […] Continue Reading →
For Nov. 8th: $32B in Local Borrowing, $2.9B in Local Tax Increases
By Ed Ring On September 27, 2016 · 2 Comments
By Ed Ring On September 27, 2016 · 2 Comments
New local taxes and new local borrowing are a regular phenomenon in California elections, but this year our government union controlled politicians have outdone themselves. Let’s compare: November 2014 – $11 billion in new borrowing proposed via 118 local bond measures, 81% passed. Of the 117 local proposals for new taxes, 68% passed. Continue Reading →
The Windy City’s teachers union is on the verge of yet another strike. In 2012, Troy Senik wrote “The Worst Union in America,” a title he bestowed on the California Teachers Association. As a former member and longtime critic of that union, I certainly had no quibble with his selection. But now, CTA is […] Continue Reading →
The Case for Limited Government is Now Stronger Than Ever
By David Kersten On September 26, 2016 · Leave a Comment
I have studied U.S. and California politics in particular since the mid-1990s, and believe the case for limited government is stronger now, than at any other time in history. A series of emerging trends have coalesced to produce a political environment that makes it very unwise to try to enact sweeping policy change in today’s […] Continue Reading →
Proposition 13 Is Safe — For Another Few Weeks
The Case for Limited Government is Now Stronger Than Ever
By David Kersten On September 26, 2016 · Leave a Comment
I have studied U.S. and California politics in particular since the mid-1990s, and believe the case for limited government is stronger now, than at any other time in history. A series of emerging trends have coalesced to produce a political environment that makes it very unwise to try to enact sweeping policy change in today’s […] Continue Reading →
Proposition 13 Is Safe — For Another Few Weeks
By Jon Coupal On September 25, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Legislature is in adjournment, and with lawmakers at home campaigning for reelection, they are unable to engage in their favorite pastime of undermining Proposition 13 and its protections for California taxpayers. However, this time out is only a brief respite from the Sacramento politicians’ inexorable pursuit of taxpayers’ wallets, the ferocity of which matches […] Continue Reading →
Union In The News – Weekly Highlights
By Editorial Team On September 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Pot shop vote in LA? By Debbie L. Sklar, September 20, 2016, MyNewsLa.com
Will you get to vote to keep and permit pot shops in Los Angeles? Proponents of a measure to repeal Proposition D, a city ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, say they have turned in more than 100,000 signatures to […] Continue Reading →
Average Costa Mesa Firefighter Makes Nearly $250,000 Per Year. Why? Pensions.
By Ed Ring On September 20, 2016 · 13 Comments
Does that fact have your attention? Because media consultants insist we preface anything of substance with a hook like this. It even has the virtue of being true! And now, for those with the stomach for it, let’s descend into the weeds. According to payroll and benefit data reported by the City of Costa […] Continue Reading →
Heartless and Mindless
By Larry Sand On September 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment
As the National Education Association embarks on a new PR campaign, some of its affiliates engage in lawsuits and strikes. In July, the National Education Association unearthed its “Strategic Plan and Budget” for 2016-2018. The introduction to the 76-page document includes the notion that the union needs to “win the race to capture the […] Continue Reading →
A Need for Public Sector Collective Bargaining Reform
By David Kersten On September 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment
California business leaders are unanimous in their desire for the California Legislature to proactively improve the state’s business climate, as opposed to only enacting policies that will further hinder economic growth. But it is far less understood how to actually get to a place where the Legislature both acknowledges that there are major issues with […] Continue Reading →
The Legislature is in adjournment, and with lawmakers at home campaigning for reelection, they are unable to engage in their favorite pastime of undermining Proposition 13 and its protections for California taxpayers. However, this time out is only a brief respite from the Sacramento politicians’ inexorable pursuit of taxpayers’ wallets, the ferocity of which matches […] Continue Reading →
Union In The News – Weekly Highlights
By Editorial Team On September 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Pot shop vote in LA? By Debbie L. Sklar, September 20, 2016, MyNewsLa.com
Will you get to vote to keep and permit pot shops in Los Angeles? Proponents of a measure to repeal Proposition D, a city ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, say they have turned in more than 100,000 signatures to […] Continue Reading →
Average Costa Mesa Firefighter Makes Nearly $250,000 Per Year. Why? Pensions.
By Ed Ring On September 20, 2016 · 13 Comments
Does that fact have your attention? Because media consultants insist we preface anything of substance with a hook like this. It even has the virtue of being true! And now, for those with the stomach for it, let’s descend into the weeds. According to payroll and benefit data reported by the City of Costa […] Continue Reading →
Heartless and Mindless
By Larry Sand On September 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment
As the National Education Association embarks on a new PR campaign, some of its affiliates engage in lawsuits and strikes. In July, the National Education Association unearthed its “Strategic Plan and Budget” for 2016-2018. The introduction to the 76-page document includes the notion that the union needs to “win the race to capture the […] Continue Reading →
A Need for Public Sector Collective Bargaining Reform
By David Kersten On September 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment
California business leaders are unanimous in their desire for the California Legislature to proactively improve the state’s business climate, as opposed to only enacting policies that will further hinder economic growth. But it is far less understood how to actually get to a place where the Legislature both acknowledges that there are major issues with […] Continue Reading →
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