8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (286+ words) Proposition 39 on the November ballot would implement voter ID requirements in California. Although 36 states already have voter ID laws, opponents are acting as if this measure is the end of democracy. At a rally on Wednesday, high-profile Democrats characterized Prop....

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (350+ words) Taxation is theft, libertarian thinkers have long asserted, and Proposition 40 on the November ballot contains nothing that proves them wrong. The measure known as the Billionaire Tax Act would amend the state constitution to override existing limits on taxing and…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (829+ words) To boost Orange County’s housing supply, environmental protection laws that have been “used as cudgels” need to be streamlined, and the federal government needs to reinvest in affordable housing, Rep. Dave Min recently told nonprofit leaders and college students. Ultimately,…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (426+ words) Dates for achieving 29 objectives by the end of this year have been established by Yorba Linda city officials as part of a three-year Strategic Plan recently adopted by the City Council. The objectives are placed into the categories of community…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (438+ words) Political leaders on both sides of California’s political spectrum have for years argued the “landmark” California Environmental Quality Act has become a well-intentioned mess that delays and halts necessary projects. Each year, lawmakers carve out narrow CEQA exemptions to jumpstart…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (326+ words) Two tax increase ballot measures facing voters this November deserve rejection. Proposition 3 would extend higher income tax rates initially imposed in 2012, while Proposition 40 is an attempt to levy a wealth tax on a handful of very rich individuals. Although not…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (636+ words) California is a financial mess. In December, the state auditor released his “Updated Assessment of Issues and Agencies That Pose a High Risk to the State,” reporting that “Late Financial Reporting Remains a High-Risk Issue.” The people who are supposed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (530+ words) This would be the first time that any state in the United States has levied a tax on unrealized assets like ownership in a business, securities, collectibles, and art. Last week, members of the editorial board and I spoke with…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (770+ words) On their Nov. 3 ballots, voters will fill all four district seats on the state’s most obscure elected body, the California State Board of Equalization. Each of the four districts on the ballot has about 10 million residents, meaning BOE members represent…...