Where is Torrance Money Going?

Torrance, CA I have spoken with individual members of the city council, and asked them why they don't cut or turn down spending on environmental, or green projects. One councilmember told me that cutting $40,000 here or $20,000 there would not save the city much...

Against Better Angels, Los Angeles Forces Minimum Wage

Not content with waiting in the wings while Seattle, Washington pursued the progressive ideals of minimum wage hikes, LA City Council has just agreed to drive up the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. Los Angeles City Official Seal Let’s be clear: governments do not...

Thank You, Councilman Englander

The Los Angeles City Council just raised the rate of business closures and unemployment in their municipal environs. How? By forcing up the minimum wage. Fourteen of the fifteen  members of LA City Council signed off on the feel-good city ordinance, requiring a...

Emerson College: California in Play for GOP

Last month, Emerson College released an intriguing poll, one which should buck up otherwise discouraged conservatives and Republicans in California. Emerson College reports: Hillary Clinton holds a commanding 46-point lead over Senator Elizabeth Warren, her nearest...

Run, X-Man, Run!

So, the California Democratic Party is in a tussle over who will succeed Barbara Boxer in the US Senate. The X-Men logo Like a Hollywood Franchise full of well-endowed superheroes, filled with strength and flawed character, Democrats brimming with ambition are coming...