Jerry Brown Wants Your Money

Governor Brown is necessarily in the position of an embattled centrist, much like his predecessor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has to command a working majority of legislators, not just Republicans but also fiscally-minded Democrats who are willing to place the fate of...

Port of Los Angeles Enjoys Strongest April on Record

The Port of Los Angeles endured a drastic shortfall following the housing crisis and the Great Recession which it precipiated. Now, the Port of LA is on target to command a speedier recovery, in part from the demand for school supplies and other goods in the fall of...

Take on Pensions — Now

There will never be a "right time" to deal with pension liabilities properly. Unless California employees want to suffer the same fate as Rhode Island, where current pension recipients witnessed their benefits suddenly sliced in half, or worse yet not...

Save the State Parks with Private Investment

The state of California has 278 state parks, all of which add grandeur and grace to a state which is rapidly losing both politically and economically. The Democratic legislators seeking to keep public parks open, Joe Simitian of Palo Alto and Noreen Evans of Santa...

Wal-Mart is Not Bad for the Neighborhood at All

The City of Torrance has nothing to fear from the expansion of Wal-Mart into the abandoned department stores at the corner of Hawthorne and Sepulveda Blvd. The demonization against Wal-Mart has no basis in reality, but merely threatens the declining hegemony of...