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Gov. Brown Will Defend Public Pension Reform Dec. 5
As he requested, Gov. Brown will get a chance before leaving office to defend a public employee union challenge to his pension reform that some think could result in a ruling allowing pension cuts. The state Supreme Court yesterday announced oral arguments scheduled Dec. 5 in Los Angeles on a firefighter appeal to allow employees […]
California’s Voters Approve New Taxes and Reject Tax Repeal
Although hundreds of election results remain to be decided across California, thanks to millions of vote-by-mail ballots still being counted, we can already project with reasonable accuracy the total amount voters approved in new taxes and borrowing. At the local level, new taxes nearly always are approved by voters. In 2016, out of 224 local tax […]
Jim Lacy on Jim Acosta’s rudeness, midterm election results, and more – VIDEO on Weekend Breakfast
In this video airing on Saturday, November 10 on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, California Political Review publisher Jim Lacy comments on CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s rudeness at a recent White House press conference, the meaning of the midterm elections, and more.
Gavin Newsom and Impending Tax Increases
In his successful campaign for governor Gavin Newsom promised to advance a number of programs like universal pre-school, health care for all and education that will be costly. Where does he get the money while also considering how to reform the state’s tax system? Shortly after the election, fellow Democrats, including Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon […]
Signs of Hope in California?
Ronald Reagan is not coming back, but California may be avoiding a trip to the insane asylum. Yes, the GOP’s lackluster gubernatorial candidate, John Cox, lost by almost 20 points, and the only issue in the legislature is whether the Democrats regain their supermajority in both houses. But it could have been much worse. The […]
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Is Anything Off-Limits for California’s Police Unions?
A few weeks ago the Costa Mesa Police Association (read: Police Union) and their former law firm agreed to pay $607,000 to settle a lawsuit after their scheme against two Costa Mesa city councilmen came to light. As I wrote in my book, this settlement represents a small but important victory in the broader philosophical war between California’s […]
Towards a Grand Bargain on California Water Policy
When it comes to water policy in California, perhaps the people are more savvy than the special interests. Because the people, or more precisely, the voters, by huge majorities, have approved nine water bonds in the past 25 years, totaling $27.1 billion. It is likely they’re going to approve another one this November for another […]
Silicon Valley’s Leftists and the Night of the Slap Drones
Some of them, the big ones, will intrude the old fashioned way, beating down the door. Maybe others will look like insects, crawling innocuously across your property to come inside through your drains and A/C ducts. Or they’ll find an open window. Across America, they’ll come by the millions, having manufactured themselves. They’ll be several generations smarter than the […]
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Jim Lacy on Trump/Kim Summit; G-7 Trade Debate, Australian Broadcasting’s “Weekend Breakfast”
In this video, California Political Review publisher and author Jim Lacy comments on questions about Donald Trump’s highly anticipated summit with Kim Jung Un on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and on the Trump Administration’s trade policies coming out of the recent G-7 meeting in Canada.
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SF Woman Allegedly Killed Man Over Pizza Slice
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of fatally beating a man in San Francisco over a slice of pizza, police said Monday. Harvey Grosser, 65, suffered a skull fracture and later died after Jamila Moore allegedly beat Grosser with a metal cane shortly after midnight Sept. 6 in the South of Market neighborhood, authorities said. […]
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Rouda defeats Rohrabacher in Southern California
Democrat Harley Rouda on Saturday claimed victory in the race for California’s 48th Congressional District, unseating 15-term incumbent Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in one of the most anticipated House contests of the 2018 election cycle. Rouda’s victory is sure to energize Democrats, who’ve galvanized to flip several House seats in the traditionally heavily Republican enclave […]
Death toll in California wildfires climbs to 25
The remains of 14 more victims were found in the ashes of a massive Northern California wildfire, bringing the total number of deaths from blazes raging across the state to at least 25, officials said Saturday. Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea said the 14 bodies were recovered in the Camp Fire, thought to be […]
It Will Be A While Until All Votes Are Counted
While some elections offices say all their precincts have reported, workers aren’t close to counting all of the ballots. That’s because a precinct is counted as reporting after all ballots received are submitted to the county elections office, not after those ballots have been tabulated. Janna Haynes, spokeswoman for the Sacramento County Voter Registration and […]
Thousand Oaks shooting leaves 13 people dead, including gunman
A former U.S. Marine machine gunner who may have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder burst into a Thousand Oaks bar packed with college students late Wednesday night, tossed a smoke bomb into the crowd and opened fire, authorities said. Eleven people were killed, in addition to a sheriff’s sergeant responding to the scene who was […]
5 toss-up California races could help determine which party wins House control
SEAL BEACH, Calif. – There are five critical toss-up House races in California, and as the election results map unfolds through the night, there is every chance that those races could be the ones that finally decide the balance of power in the House. The five are all currently Republican-held, generally speaking in more conservative parts […]
