By Dana Bartholomew in Los Angeles Daily News March 15, 2016 The bullet train was to either barrel through Santa Clarita and San Fernando, disrupting homes, schools and businesses, or soar over and under San Fernando Valley horse country, disrupting … Continue reading
By Jon Coupal in California Political Review March 15, 2016 In 2012, those of us who opposed Proposition 30 were told that the measure, which was the largest state tax hike in American history, was just a “temporary” fix to … Continue reading
By Aaron Orlowski in The Orange County Register March 14, 2016 Citing potentially higher costs that would be passed on to customers, Orange County’s largest provider of water to homes and businesses is intensifying its opposition to a key supplier’s … Continue reading
By Howard Yune in Napa Valley Register March 14, 2016 A package of recommendations to cut into Napa’s acute shortage of affordable housing will include higher fees for the builders of homes, condominiums, commercial buildings and nearly all types of … Continue reading
By Matthew Harper in Los Angeles Daily News March 3, 2016 A recent editorial by the Los Angeles News Group (“Fix fuel tax in crisis so state can get moving,” March 10) attempted to lay blame for California’s bad roads at the … Continue reading
By Steven Greenhut at reason.com March 11, 2016 California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s latest high-profile legislative effort has been billed as a fairly modest measure to provide a “safety net” for workers in the growing sharing economy. “All we’re trying to … Continue reading
By Jeremy B. White in The Sacramento Bee March 11, 2016 Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia on Friday announced a plan to apply sales taxes on candy in California, an idea that was rejected at the ballot box in 1992. Garcia, D-Bell … Continue reading
By Leah Jessen at The Daily Signal March 11, 2016 Top Obamacare officials told a Senate panel Thursday that they can’t guarantee the government ever will recover billions of taxpayer dollars loaned to health insurance “co-ops.” “Today’s hearing is about … Continue reading
By James Poulos at California Political Review March 12, 2016 A California court may have given the state’s beleaguered high-speed rail project enough rope to hang itself. After surviving a major lawsuit, the bullet train will still be coming fully online … Continue reading
By Steven Greenhut in City Journal March 11, 2016 San Francisco’s colorful former mayor Willie Brown caused a stir three years ago by writing some disturbing truths about major government infrastructure projects. The city’s Transbay Terminal project—billed as a future … Continue reading