Californians exempt from the consequences of Liberalism
Californians exempt from the consequences of Liberalism
When trying to understand why Californians continue to elect liberals, several explanations routinely surface. Chief among them is the theory that conservatives forever alienated California’s diverse electorate by championing “discriminatory” policies. The early example of this was Prop. 187, passed in 1994, which banned providing government services to illegal aliens. Most of Prop. 187 was overturned in...
By Edward Ring
Pension reform waits for California Supreme Court
Pension reform waits for California Supreme Court
With markets fitfully advancing after a nearly two year pause, the need for pension reform again fades from public discussion. And it’s easy for pension reformers to forget that even when funds are obviously imperiled, with growing unfunded liabilities and continuously increasing demands from the pension funds, hardly anyone understands what’s going on. Unless you are sitting on a...
By Edward Ring
2018 CALIFORNIA’S 482 CITIES RANKINGS
2018 CALIFORNIA’S 482 CITIES RANKINGS
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By John Moorlach
Bargaining for Socialism
Bargaining for Socialism
“Bargaining for the common good” is really an attempt by teacher union elites to turn America socialist. In June, 2016, unions across the country were expanding their focus to the broader community, an effort which they call “bargaining for the common good.” The new strategy originated when public employee union leaders and community organizations gathered...
By Larry Sand
The New Era of SGMA Begins with Problems on the Horizon
The New Era of SGMA Begins with Problems on the Horizon
As the year comes to an end, the beginning of 2020 will bring a multitude of issues and policies to the next legislative session. Groundwater will be one of those issues, as the Sustainability Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) has a deadline of January 31, 2020 for Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSP) in critically over drafted basins....
By Darin DuPont
Yorba Linda measure a rebuke to Cronyism
Yorba Linda measure a rebuke to Cronyism
Yorba Linda measure a rebuke to cronyism – Orange County Register
By Will Swaim
With Friends Like These: How Local Officials can end corporate welfare and unleash markets to create prosperity in California communities
With Friends Like These: How Local Officials can end corporate welfare and unleash markets to create prosperity in California communities
With Friends Like These: How Local Officials can end corporate welfare and unleash markets to create prosperity in California communities
By Will Swaim
The Boondoggle Archipelago
The Boondoggle Archipelago
Across California, there is a growing string of islands, exquisite gems in the urban ocean. Dredged from the pockets of taxpayers, and constructed by elite artisans, these pristine islands have been created at stupefying expense. But their beauty is seductive. Each time an island is completed, or even proposed, glowing reports are logged across the...
By Edward Ring
The profligacy of legacy costs
The profligacy of legacy costs
Better pay and working conditions for teachers can be achieved, if only the unions would get out of the way. We live in striking times. In 2018 there were state-wide teacher work stoppages in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, et al. And this year, we have seen strikes in Denver, Los Angeles and Chicago. Not surprisingly,...
By Larry Sand
The Seven Deadly Sins of California’s Political Establishment
The Seven Deadly Sins of California’s Political Establishment
California’s politicians are hardly alone in their quest to destroy America’s rights, freedoms, prosperity, culture, traditions, and pride. They just happen to be more advanced in their quest. But since what happens in California often ends up happening later in the rest of the country, it’s vital to highlight just how bad it’s gotten in...
By Edward Ring
Operating Engineers Union Hit with Charge for Illegally Demanding Forced Union Fees from Worker in Violation of Supreme Court’s Janus Decision
Operating Engineers Union Hit with Charge for Illegally Demanding Forced Union Fees from Worker in Violation of Supreme Court’s Janus Decision
More than a year after court recognized First Amendment protects state workers from mandatory union payments, IOUE union officials claim forced fees are legal in California Sacramento, CA (October 31, 2019) – A Sacramento County employee has filed an unfair labor practice charge with California’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) against the International Union of...
By Jacob Comello
The Cost to Taxpayers of Enhancing Sonoma County Employee Pensions
The Cost to Taxpayers of Enhancing Sonoma County Employee Pensions
In the early 2000s, along with many other cities, state agencies and counties in California, Sonoma County enhanced their employee pension benefits. As of 6/30/2018, Sonoma County’s pension system had $2.7 billion of invested assets, but nearly $3.1 billion in actuarial accrued liabilities. To what extent is its $400 million unfunded liability attributable to the...
By Edward Ring
Carrying for the kids
Carrying for the kids
An analysis of school shootings by the U.S. Secret Service doesn’t really tell us anything new. A report released last week by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center on “targeted school violence” doesn’t add much to what we already knew. Nearly every attacker “experienced negative home life factors.” Most were victims of bullying...
By Larry Sand
Long-Term Solutions for California Wildfire Prevention
Long-Term Solutions for California Wildfire Prevention
Nobody knew how the fire started. It took hold in the dry chaparral and grasslands and quickly spread up the sides of the canyon. Propelled by winds gusting over 40 miles per hour and extremely dry air (humidity below 25 percent), the fire spread over the ridge and into the town below. Overwhelmed firefighters could...
By Edward Ring