It took all of 24 hours and the “Democrats have already proposed tens of billions of dollars in new state spending.”   In the first day of the legislative session Monday, Democrats introduced more than 100 bills that contained more than $40 billion in proposed new spending.    The Sacramento Bee reports that, one of […]

Looks like legislators are trying to pass another questionable bill. Senate Bill 1138 will require prisons to offer inmates “plant-based meals” that are free of meat, dairy, fish, poultry or eggs. The bill’s author, Senator Nancy Skinner of Berkeley, states that her intent to require a vegan menu is because it “will provide an example […]

As lawmakers scramble to pass hundreds of bills in the final days of this legislative session, one proposal would actually make a big difference to average Californians — Senate Bill 845.  The measure would improve water quality in rural and urban communities in every county in the state. Whereas most bills force taxes on people, this measure would create a system […]

The State Legislature apparently doesn’t feel the pain of the people. In what can only be described as a tone-deaf expenditure, Assembly Speaker Rendon (D-Paramount) recently authorized $160,000 in new carpet, fresh paint, drywall and other renovations for the Democratic Office of Communications and Outreach. While that may seem like peanuts a state with a […]

Sacramento area state elected official, Assemblyman Jim Cooper, seems to be one of the few in the Capitol who grasps the fact that Californians are bleeding to death by a thousand cuts – a tax here, a fee here and some more taxes and fees.  When you add all of it together, it becomes real […]

By: Alex Saab Sometimes the best of intentions create unintended consequences. One wonders if that is going to be the case in California, which is in the process of phasing in a $15-per-hour minimum wage. On the face of it, this would seem to be a good thing because it boosts pay for workers in […]

According to documents obtained by The Sacramento Bee, the Board of Equalization, which is under budget sanctions by Gov. Jerry Brown, is spending $1.7 million to buy furniture and other equipment for a new office in Los Angeles County. The Board of Equalization voted to approve the move from its current office in Norwalk to […]