John Seiler: The city of Orange thrives without tax increases – Orange County Register
In my many decades writing about local politics, I’ve seen a lot of odd things. But I think…
Undead and Unaccountable: LAHSA is the failed bureaucracy that won’t die – Pasadena Star News
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is starting to resemble a licensed character from horror movies. The whole…
Undead and Unaccountable: LAHSA is the failed bureaucracy that won’t die – Redlands Daily Facts
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is starting to resemble a licensed character from horror movies. The whole…
Mathews: How California lost to Morocco in high-speed rail
I am sitting in a plush green train seat. Outside, the landscape is a familiar tapestry of yellowing…
Jon Coupal: Prop. 13 richly funds local governments while protecting taxpayers – San Diego Union-Tribune
Two-thirds of California voters consistently tell pollsters that they think Proposition 13 is a good thing, but even…
Does crowning California’s governor the education czar mean academic results will improve? – Orange County Register
In late June, after only a few minutes of discussion, both houses of the Legislature completely overhauled how…
Dan Walters: California unions want to unwind a landmark pension reform. Who will foot the bill? – Marin Independent Journal
The 1998 election of Gray Davis as governor was something of a fluke. Davis had climbed the political…
Larry Wilson: JD Vance’s revisionist Watergate history misses the point – Orange County Register
JD Vance, the vice president of these United States, missed the whole Watergate thing. He was born in…
California will decide the House – and how far left Democrats have gone – Orange County Register
Almost three years ago today, Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar predicted that control of the U.S. House would come…
California voters will decide 14 ballot measures, billionaire tax included. There could’ve been more.
When California voters in 1978 passed Proposition 13, the iconic property tax limitation, they simultaneously rejected Proposition 8, which had…
Throwing around money won’t make housing affordable in California – Orange County Register
California leads the nation in housing unaffordability. In a healthy market, a family earning the average income could…
Can Tim Shaw fix Orange County’s broken budget? – Orange County Register
The Orange County Board of Supervisors needs fresh talent to head off impending crises, especially on the budget.…