Local sales tax hikes coming soon across California – Orange County Register
As this column has noted on numerous occasions, California’s state sales tax rate of 7.25% is the highest…
Gavin Newsom grandstands and flops at Davos – Orange County Register
Gov. Gavin Newsom is back from his all-expense-paid trip to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. Guess…
Supreme Court needs to rein in California
It’s hard to have sympathy for people who choose to live in California. It’s their business, after all,…
How much higher will sales taxes go in California? – Daily News
If Alfred Hitchcock was alive, he could make a horror movie about sales taxes in California. It would…
Would California voters actually support a wealth tax on billionaires?
In a sense, California has been taxing wealth since it became a state 175 years ago. Well into…
A California diversion program saved her from prison and dying young
When I was younger, I couldn’t imagine a future for myself beyond going to prison or dying young.…
LA needs a dose of reality. Is Spencer Pratt the answer? – Orange County Register
On the one year anniversary of the fire that burned down Pacific Palisades, reality show star, fire victim,…
California politicians wrongly fixate on education spending instead of results – Orange County Register
Gov. Gavin Newsom devoted most of his final State of the State address last week to touting what had been…
Why does California even bother with a budget? – Orange County Register
Understandably, very few citizens of California follow closely the state budget process which, for the 2026-27 fiscal year,…
Why California gray whales are starving – The Press Democrat
Recently, while sailing with friends on San Francisco Bay, I enjoyed the sight of harbor porpoises, cormorants, pelicans,…
A reality check on Gavin Newsom’s California – Orange County Register
After several years of not bothering to show up in the Capitol to deliver the annual State of…
Stark contrast between mayors of Los Angeles and San Francisco – Pasadena Star News
San Francisco’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, seemingly collects a pocketful of plaudits every day. By contrast, his counterpart in…