UC Hastings Name-Change Litigation: A Year-End Report
(December 29, 2023)

Changes Offer Clues As to What Assembly Will Do
(December 11, 2023)

Taxpayers Respond to Newsoms Anti-Prop. 13 Lawsuit
(November 22, 2023)

Haymon Is Constantly Late, Combative, Unprofessional
(November 9, 2023)

Double Danger in Bonds for Sports Arenas
(November 6, 2023))

California Is Leading the Way in Medicaid Abuse
(October 18, 2023)

Conceivably, the House of Representatives Could Choose the Next President
(October 17, 2023))

Legislative Session Ends With Declaration of War on Taxpayers
(September 29, 2023)

The Fight for Proposition 13 Heads to the Ballot
(September 25, 2023)

Assembly Democrats Declare War on Proposition 13
(September 14, 2023)

Flip-Flopping League of California Cities Is Pushing Outright Lies
(September 7, 2023)

Neither UC Nor Legislature May Defy Terms of Hastings s Trust
 
(June 12, 2023)

State Bar Says It Is Dedicating Itself to Spreading Truth. But Is It?t?
(May 23, 2023)

Changing the Name of Hastings College of Law Who Was Behind It?
(April 6, 2023))

$1.5 Million Jury Verdict Is Just the Beginning
(March 9, 2023)

California's First Chief Justice, Family, Subjected to Legislative Attainder
(February 23, 2023)

Renaming Hastings College of Law Impairs a Contract
(February 8, 2023)

Dealing with Internal Terrorist
(November 8, 2022)

Choosing the Best Candidates for Taxpayers
(October 3, 2022)

A Win for Direct Democracy, Taxpayers Win in San Bernardino County
(July 29, 2022)

The Attorney General s Taxpayer-Funded Political Advertising
(July 25, 2022)

California's Budget Is a Scam
 (June 24, 2022)

Can Sanity Prevail in California?
(June 15, 2022)

Working Californians Are Being Hit Hard by Gasoline Prices
 (March 16, 2022)

SCOTUS Allows CalSavers to Proceed
(March 10, 2022)

California Is the Mad Scientist of Bad Policy
(February 8, 2022)

Sore Winners Reveal Themselves in Sacramento
(February 4, 2022)

Conflict of Interest in Diversion Program Hurts County, Defendants
(January 26, 2022)
 

The Fight to Limit Taxation Continues
 (January 25, 2022)

Rewarding Failure in the K-12 System
 (January 18, 2022)

Inflation Is a Tax On Us All
(January 7, 2022)

Setting Aside All the Bah Humbug
(January 4, 2022)

Lack of Money Isn’t California’s Problem
(December 21, 2021)

Beware of California’s Obscene Budget Surplus
(December 16, 2021)


The SALT Fight Is Coming to a Head
(December 1, 2021)

Re sentencing Is Retraumatizing Victims and Endangering Public Safety
(October 26, 2021)

Newsom’s Polices Are Burning California Jobs
(September 29, 2021)

Protect the Recall Power From Politicians
(September 24, 2021)

No Wonder Progressives Are So Angry at Texas
(September 17, 2021)

The Gross Misuse of Taxpayer Money Draws Needed Attention
(August 25, 2021)

Barring California Taxpayers From the Courts
(August 19, 2021)

We Don t Need Celebrities or Pundits Running for Governor
(July 22, 2021)

The Ghosts of Tammany Hall Can Only Watch in Jealous Admiration
(June 4, 2021)

LACBA's Top Priorities Should Be Staying on Course, Serving Members
(May 20, 2021)

Violent Crime in L.A. Is Skyrocketing; Are Gas n s Policies to Blame?
(February 1, 2021)

Gascón, Defended
(January 5, 2021)

George Gascón: A Man With Two Faces
(October 21, 2020)

Making the Case for Yes on Proposition 20
(October 6, 2020)

Don't Want Federal Agents in Your City or Town?
(September 15, 2020)

Wrong Again, George
(September 8, 2020)

State and Local Elected Officials Are Now on Notice
( August 25, 2020)

Where Does Newsom Stand on Split Roll?
(August 14, 2020)

Becerra Can’t Be Trusted When Naming Propositions
(August 6, 2020)

Gascón’s Illegal Retaliation Costs Taxpayers $400,000
(July 29, 2020)

Proposition 19 Is Latest Assault on Taxpayers
(July 24, 2020)

When the State Becomes the Pusher
(July 23, 2020)

Proposition 13 Is Still Working, Reject Proposition 15
(July 21, 2020)

State’s Ongoing Fight Over Pension Obligation Bonds
(June 16, 2020)

It’s Not the Time to Gut Proposition 13 and Raise Taxes
(June 9, 2020)

Heroes Act Only Rewards Bad Behavior, Poor Governance
(June 2, 2020)

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Lead to Tax Increases?
(May 19, 2020)

Standing for Taxpayers and Direct Democracy
(May 12, 2020)

Until the Government Wises Up, We’ll Be Stuck
(May 5, 2020)

Proposition 13 Opponents Turn in Their Signatures
(April 21, 2020)

There’s Little Coronavirus Relief for Property Owners
(April 14, 2020)

The Pension Bomb Fuse Just Got Shorter
(April 7, 2020)

Pressure Mounts for Property Tax Relief
(March 31, 2020)

Protecting Taxpayers in a Time of Crisis
(March 24, 2020)

Money Can’t Buy Love, or Elections
(March 17, 2020)

Fake Taxpayer Group Misleads Voters on Proposition 13
(March 3, 2020)

Prop. 13 School Bond Isn’t Really for the Children
(February 26, 2020)

The Many Flaws of Prop. 13, the 2020 Impostor
(February 19, 2020)

Protecting California’s Children From Life
(February 12, 2020)

Bonds Are a Risky Way to Deal With Pension Woes
(January 28, 2019)

Correcting Ballot Measure Deception
(December 4, 2019)

Fake Prop. 13 Does Nothing to Improve Classroom Instruction
(November 26, 2019)

Newsom Makes a Few Good Moves
(October 22, 2019)

The DOJ Agrees: CalSavers Is Illegal
(October 9, 2019)

Assembly Bill 133 Can Help Keep Seniors in Their Homes
(October 1, 2019)

Don’t Blame Proposition 13 for High Building Fees
(August 20, 2019)

Are California’s Schools Really ‘Starving’ for Revenue?
(August 13, 2019)

Government Compounds Insult by Cheating on Tax Collections
(August 6, 2019)

California’s Surplus Is How Much?
(July 30, 2019)

Democrats Get SLAPP’d for First Amendment Violation
(July 23, 2019)

State Legislature Is Again Attacking Transparency
(July 9, 2019)

There Is a Broader Economic Force at Play Here
(July 2, 2019)

California’s Budget Process Has Devolved Into a Bad Joke
(June 26, 2019)

California Voters Know a Tax When They See One
(June 19, 2019)

Measure EE Failure Could Be a Turning of Tax Tide
(June 12, 2019)

Strange Things Happen in the Week Before an Election
(June 5, 2019)

All This Additional Data Is Wholly Unnecessary
(May 30, 2019)

Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 Needs to Be Defeated
(May 7, 2019)

Let’s Give the FPPC the Power to Fight Illegal Spending
(April 30, 2019)

Has the Business Community Had Enough?
(April 24, 2019)

Is California Really a Low Property Tax State?
(April 17, 2019)

Will California’s Taxpayers Ever Pay Enough?
(April 9, 2019)

California May Be Reaching the Point of ‘Taxuration’
(April 2, 2019)

The LAUSD Has Stepped in it Again
(March 26, 2019)

Newsom’s Threat to Localities Is Extortion by Any Other Name
(March 19, 2019))

What the Pension Ruling Means for Taxpayers
(March 12, 2019)

Maybe It’s Time for Taxpayers to Go on Strike
(March 5, 2019)

Legitimate Lawsuit or Political Posturing?
(February 26, 2019)

Governor Newsom Don’t Derail the Bullet Train Derailment
(February 20, 2019)

It’s Time to Defend Direct Democracy, Taxpayers
(February 12, 2019)

Progressives Complain About Gas Prices
(February 5, 2019)

Sacramento Keeps on Fooling Us
(January 29, 2019)

New Tax Proposals Are Unnecessary, Hurt the Middle-Class
(January 23, 2019)

Newsom’s Budget Calls for More Spending, Higher Taxes
(January 15, 2019)

New Year, New Challenges for California Taxpayers
(January 3, 2019)

FPPC Ups the Ante on Illegal Expenditures
(January 3, 2019)

Study Confirms Business Flight From California Accelerating
(January 2, 2019)

What the High-Speed Rail Audit Really Means
(December 18, 2018)

Decision on ‘California Rule’ Will Impact Who Rules California
(December 11, 2018)

HJTA’s 2018 Scorecard Identifies Taxpayer Allies, Foes
(December 4, 2018)

Taxpayers Give Thanks but Worry About the Future
(November 27, 2018)

Rejection of Proposition 6 Doesn’t End the Taxpayer Revolt
(November 20, 2018)

Did California Save Ted Cruz?
(November 14, 2018)

Sentence Exceeding the Defendant's Life Serves No Rational Purpose
(November 1, 2018)

Your Property Tax Bill May Have Some Suprises
(October 30, 2018)

Once Again, Proposition 13 is ‘On the Table’
(October 16, 2018)

Proposition 10 Just Throws Gasoline on the Housing Crisis Fire
(October 2, 2018)

California’s Cost of Living Is Hurting the Middle Class
(September 25, 2018)

California’s Boondoggles Threaten Property Owners and Taxpayers
(September 18, 2018)

Hard Fought Battles Stop Tax Hikes in Legislature
(September 11, 2018)

Norman Epstein: A Brilliant, Humble, Considerate, Lover of the Law
(September 10, 2018)

Opponents of Repealing the Gas Tax Are Getting Desperate
(September 5, 2018)

Taxpayer Danger Lurks Beneath State’s Employment Numbers
(August 28, 2018)

Let’s Educate the Voters About Proposition 13
(August 21, 2018)

We Must Protect Taxpayer Interests in the Fire Liability Fight
(August 14, 2018)

The Legislature Passes the Pension Buck—Again
(July 31, 2018)

A Few Taxpayer Victories in an Anti-Taxpayer Legislature
(July 17, 2018)

Janus Decision Gives Taxpayers a Fighting Chance
(July 3, 2018)

The Budget Process Should Worry Every Taxpayer
(June 26, 2018)

The Gas Tax and the Outrageous Tactics to Keep It
(June 19, 2018)

In Sacramento, Democrats Are Run by the Unions
(June 5, 2018)

Progressives Love Transparency Except When They Don’t
(May 30, 2018)

Pernicious Push Polls Pervert Politics
(May 22, 2018)

Taxpayers Lose Again With Solar Panel Mandate
(May 15, 2018)

Proposals to Ban Internal Combustion Engines Are a Bad Idea
(May 8, 2018)

There Is No Loophole in Proposition 13
(May 1, 2018)

U.S. Is Right to Audit Bullet Train Project
(April 24, 2018)

Did the Enemies of Proposition 13 Blink on ‘Split-Roll’ Initiative?
(April 17, 2018)

What Would Make Legislation ‘Family Friendly?’
(April 3, 2018)

Here’s Something the Legislature Won’t Pass But Actually Should
(March 27, 2018)

Board of Equalization Got Last Laugh on Gas Tax Increase
(March 20, 2018)

State Sees Unintended Consequences of Bad Legislation
(March 6, 2018)

What Janus v. AFSCME Could Mean for California
(February 27, 2018)

Why Does California’s Secure Choice Program Still Exist?
(February 21, 2018)

After Billions in Tax Increases, We Deserve a Tax Cut
(February 13, 2018)

‘Trump Bump’ Rescues California’s Unemployment Fund
(February 6, 2018)

High Speed Rail Is the Best Reason to Repeal the Tax Hike
(January 30, 2018)

The Two Most Insightful Responses to the Governor’s Budget
(January 23, 2018)

California, a State of Unintended Consequences
(January 17, 2018)

There Are Easier Ways to Help State Taxpayers
(January 9, 2018)

Will Change in Recall Rules Protect Predaceous Politicians?
(January 3, 2018)

CalPERS Exposes Taxpayers to Unnecessary Risks
(December 12, 2017)

Battered Taxpayers Aren’t Thankful for Much
(November 28, 2017)

Nothing That Comes From Government Is Free
(November 21, 2017)

What to Believe About the Republican Tax Plan
(November 14, 2017)

Gas Tax Increase Should’ve Come With Novocaine
(November 7, 2017)

Legislative Report Card Ignores the Spin, Exposes the Truth
(October 31, 2017)

Trick or Treat, Your Property Tax Bill Is Here
(October 24, 2017)

Civilian Oversight Commission Loses Some Credibility With Vote on Drone Program
(October 19, 2017)

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Tolerate Gas Tax Extortion by Transportation Interests
(October 18, 2017)

Here’s What Delia Metoyer Did to Warrant Discipline
(October 16, 2017)

Will the Trump Tax Plan Help California?
(October 3, 2017)

Will Taxpayers Trust the GOP Again?
(September 26, 2017)

California Legislature Abandons Middle Class
(September 19, 2017)

Initiative Titles, Summaries Must Be Fair and Objective
(September 12, 2017)

Supreme Court Ruling Imperils Every California Taxpayer
(September 6, 2017)

Raising Property Taxes for Public Pensions
(August. 29, 2017)

Taxpayers Pay for Lobbying in Sacramento
(August. 22, 2017)

The ‘Portability’ Issue, Should Be Part of a Legislative Proposal
(August. 15, 2017)

Legislature Abandons State’s Middle Class
(July 25, 2017)

Creating Hardships While Attempting to Alleviate Others
(July 18, 2017)

Why Some Cities Won’t Be Paying Los Angeles’ Homeless Tax
(July 11, 2017)

What Citizen Taxpayers Should Know About the Budget
(June 27, 2017)

The Assembly Arrogantly Continues Business As Usual
(June 13, 2017)

California’s Elite Are Creating a Caste System
(June 6, 2017)

If Taxpayers Are ‘Cheap,’ It’s Because They Aren’t Stupid
(May 23, 2017)

Taxpayers Need Sanctuary From Foolishness
(May 9, 2017)

And Politicians Wonder Why People Are Leaving
(May 2, 2017)

The Hidden Costs of Gas-Tax Legislation
(April 25, 2017)

And the Politicians Wonder Why We Don’t Trust Them
(April 18, 2017)

Transportation Tax Hikes Are An Insult to Taxpayers
(April 4, 2017)

Suffering From ‘Static Cling’ in Sacramento
(March 28, 2017)

Proposition 13 Is the Original Victim of ‘Fake News’
(March 21, 2017)

Gann Limit Back From Past to Needle Big-Spenders
(March 14, 2017)

Removing the Statue of Columbus Is Senseless
(March 1, 2017)

Secure Choice Program Is Neither Secure Nor A Choice
(February 28, 2017)

Time to Abandon the Bear Flag
(February 22, 2017)

Time for a Major Change in Course
(February 7, 2017)

Businesses Do Not Pay Taxes, ‘We Do’
(January 31, 2017)

Should Be a Happy New Year for State Workers
(January 4, 2017)

A King’s Ransom for ‘Public Servants’
(December 20, 2016)

Productive California Citizens Have the Freedom to Leave
(December 15, 2016)

There Ought NOT Be a Law
(December 6, 2016)

Leaving the State for a Foreign Land Called America
(November 29, 2016)

California’s Taxpayers Should Be Thankful for 2016
(November 22, 2016)

Will California’s Outlier Status Accelerate Exodus?
(November 15, 2016)

Debt Addicts Spend Big Opposing Proposition 53
(November 3, 2016)

Local Governments Are Rigging Elections—Again
(October 26, 2016)

Making It Harder for Politicians to Fib to Their Constituents
(October 20, 2016)

Trump’s Charge of Election-Rigging Is Bogus
(October 19, 2016)

Proposition 13 Is Safe—For Another Few Weeks
(September 27, 2016)

That the PTP Program Is Back Is Good News
(September 20, 2016)

Down Ballot Measures Could Cost You Big Money
(September 13, 2016)

California Special Districts: Hiding in Plain Sight
(August 30, 2016)

Chickens Come Home to Roost
(August 16, 2016)

Teachers Union Hits Taxpayers with ‘Money Club’ Again
(July 26, 2016)

We Don’t Need Higher Taxes
(July 19, 2016)

Lee Baca, as I Know Him
(July 15, 2016)

Coffee Is the New Gold Standard
(July 12, 2016)

‘Right to Vote on Taxes’ Case Now Before State High Court
(July 6, 2016)

State Legislature Tries to Fool the Public Again
(June 21, 2016)

Budget Deception: Weird Accounting Diminishes Accountability
(June 14, 2016)

TAXPORTATION PART 2: Response to Will Kempton
(June 1, 2016)

Budget Primer for California Citizen Taxpayers
(May 17, 2016)

Just Four Weeks to Go
(May 10, 2016)

How the Legislature Can Help the Middle Class
(May 3, 2016)

Providing Genuine Benefits to Average Folks
(April 26, 2016)

New Ways to Spend ‘OPM’ (Other Peoples’ Money)
(April 12, 2016)

Why Average Citizens Don’t Count in Sacramento
(April 5, 2016)

Three Ways to ‘Fix’ State Government
(March 22, 2016)

Hospitals Inflict Pain on Taxpayers
(March 15, 2016)

Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape (Attack on Prop 13 Abandoned—for Now)
(March 1, 2016)

The Bullet Train Built on Fantasy
(February 23, 2016)

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Tax Increase!
(February 17, 2016)

It’s Open Season on Taxpayers
(February 9, 2016)

Don’t Blame Proposition 13 for the Housing Crisis
(January 26, 2016)

Be Careful What You Sign
(January 20, 2016)

Neglected in Budget Discussion is How We Spend, Not Just How Much
(January 12, 2016)

What Taxpayers Want from Santa
(December 22, 2015)

Sending More Tax Dollars to Sacramento
(December 8, 2015)

Voters Are Starting to Grasp the Debt Crisis
(December 1, 2015)

‘People Cannot Be Free If They Are Not Brave’
(November 24, 2015)

‘Lawyer Tax’ on Real Estate Removed, for Now
(November 17, 2015)

Tax Raising Lawmakers Love Non-Voters
(November 10, 2015)

It’s the Report Card Lawmakers Don’t Want You to See
(November 3, 2015)

It’s Property Tax Time Again
(October 27, 2015)

‘Cost of Service’ Principles Protect Ratepayers
(October 20, 2015)

Citizens Exhausted by State Lawmaker’s Hypocrisy
(October 14, 2015)

‘City of the Big Shoulders’ Will Find Out It’s Never Enough
(October 6, 2015)

Beware the Temporary Tax
(September 22, 2015)

Legislative Session Ends With Taxpayers Tired but Victorious
(September 15, 2015)

California a Low Property Tax State
(September 9, 2015)

Steyer, Steyer, Pants on Feyer
(August 25, 2015)

Californians Have Become Beleaguered Taxpayers Indeed
(August 11, 2015)

Why Higher Taxes for Potholes Is a Bad Idea
(August 4, 2015)

Male Students Discriminated Against in Sexual Misconduct Inquiries
(July 27, 2015)

Bad News for Prop. 13 ‘Blamers’
(July 14, 2015)

California Republicans Dance With Wolves
(July 7, 2015)

There Are Thousands of New Politicians in Our Future
(June 30, 2015)

Move Along, There’s Nothing to See Here
(June 23, 2015)

Certainty in Taxation is Prop. 13's Best Feature
(June 16, 2015)

Sacramento Politicians and Their Ongoing War on Drivers
(June 2, 2015)

Small Measures Can Provide Large Benefits to Taxpayers
(
May 27, 2015)

Front Groups Should Be Required to Adhere to Truth in Labeling Standards
(May 19, 2015)

California Motorists ‘Don’t Get No Respect’
(May 5, 2015)

Agencies Shed Crocodile ‘Tiers’ Over Water Rate Ruling
(April 24, 2015)

100 Years Ago Today, There Began the Armenian Genocide
(April 24, 2015)

Excessive Traffic Tickets: Hurting the Middle Class Again
(April 22, 2015)

Minimum Wage Hikes Hurt the Economy and the Poor
(April 14, 2015)

Taking It Out on the Little Guy
(March 31, 2015)

To Vote, or Not to Vote. That Is the Question Before Us
(March 17, 2015)

Anti-Taxpayer Forces Hit New Low in Special Election
(March 10, 2015)

People Believe That Government Wastes Money Because It Does
 
(February 24, 2015)

Call Companies Now Leaving California as ‘Laters,’ as in ‘See Ya Later’
 
(February 18, 2015)

Here’s Hoping Our Elected Officials Begin Prioritizing Spending
 
(February 10, 2015)

Public Sector Pay: Transparency and Perspective
(January 27, 2015)

What California Homeowners Should Know About the State Budget
(January 21, 2015)

California Comeback or Continuing Crisis?
(January 7, 2015)

Revising History to Fool Taxpayers
(December 16, 2014)

The Prop. 30 Tax Hike Should Retire on Schedule
(December 9, 2014)

For What Are Taxpayers Thankful in 2014?
(December 2, 2014)

UC Pension Crisis Creates Teachable Moment
(November 25, 2014)

Medical Malpractice Crisis No Longer Exists—Neither Should MICRA
(November 20, 2014)

Look Who Is Living Like the One Percent
(November 18, 2014)

Prop. 13 Is Given a Reprieve From Californians
(November 12, 2014)

It’s Scary Season Again
(November 4, 2014)

ADDA President Blasts Parent Union for Lying, Cheating, Duplicity
(October 31, 2014)

Las Vegas Gambles with Student Privacy
(October 31, 2014)

Bobby Shriver Was Failure as a Santa Monica City Council Member
(October 28, 2014)

Voters Need Not Worry About the ‘Jarvis Jesters’
(October 21, 2014)

Greater Transparency Is a Threat to Property Owners
(October 7, 2014)

Beware: The Candidates Are Now Among Us
(September 30, 2014)

Amazing! Something Good From the California Legislature
(September 16, 2014)

Proposition 13 Survives Latest Legislative Session
(September 9, 2014)

Let Them All Drive Teslas
(September 3, 2014)

Lawmakers Don’t Think Rules Apply to Them
(August 19, 2014)

To Be Well-Informed, Ignore Political Ads
(August 12, 2014)

More Politicians Should Visit the Real World
(August 5, 2014)

Jerry’s Latest Boondoggle Threatens Property Owners
(July 29, 2014)

Lawmakers Focus on the Frivolous
(July 22, 2014)

ACA 6: New Attack on People’s Power
(July 15, 2014)

We’ve Had Great Presidents and Not So Great Ones
(July 11, 2014)

Arrogance of the Political Elite Costs You at the Pump
(July 8, 2014)

This Is Why Californians Don’t Trust State Government
(June 24, 2014)

Citizens Remain Ignorant at Their Own Expense
(June 17, 2014)

It Could Have Been a Lot Worse
(June 10, 2014)

Mileage Tax Would Put Big Brother in Your Back Seat
(May 28, 2014)

There Is No Loophole in Prop. 13
(May 20, 2014)

State Lawmakers Looking to Extend ‘Temporary’ Taxes
(May 13, 2014)

Keeping It Real About Tax Subsidies
  May 6, 2014)

Why Not Sustainability in a Spending Limit?
(April 29, 2014)

Just Seven Weeks to Go Until Elections Time
(April 16, 2014)

High Speed Rail and Climate Change Nonsense
(April 8, 2014)

Rick Perry Has Gone Back to Texas
(March 18, 2014)

Do Los Angeles Politicians Want a Bribe to Provide Basic Services?
(March 25, 2014)

What the Best Governors Look Like
(March 11, 2014)

Proposition 13 Saved by Lawmakers’ Misconduct?
(March 4, 2014)

It’s Good to Be With the ‘In’ Crowd
(February 25, 2014)

Californians Still Believe in Proposition 13 Taxpayer Protections
(February 19, 2014)

Do We Need More State Workers?
(January 28, 2014)

Undermining Prop. 13: The Beat Goes On
(January 22, 2014)

Reduced Expectations and the California Budget
(January 14, 2014)

Who’s Looking Out for the Middle Class?
(December 31, 2013)

Prop 13: Still the 800 Pound Gorilla
(November 27, 2013)

Politicians Party in Paradise
(November 20, 2013)

Blue State Lawmakers Make Taxpayers Blue
(November 5, 2013)

It’s Scary Season Again
(October 30, 2013)

The Betrayal of Taxpayers
  (October 23, 2013)

Prop 13: Who’s the Fairest of Them all?
(October 17, 2013)

LAUSD Another Brainless Organism
(October 9, 2013)

Why Higher Business Property Taxes Would Hurt Homeowners
(October 3, 2013)

Keeping Two Sets of Books
(September 30, 2013)

Prop. 13 Protects Against the Yo-Yo Effect
(September 11, 2013)

Stopping Local Governments from Electioneering
(September 9, 2013)

Facts Not Malice Please
(August 28, 2013)

Bullet Train Backers Won’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
(August 28, 2013)

Government Insiders Threaten the Initiative Process
(August 21, 2013)

Where Would We Be Without Prop. 13?
(July 31, 2013)

Trillion Dollar Train?
(July 23, 2013)

Taxpayers Say ‘No Mas’
(July 16, 2013)

Where Would We Be Without Prop. 13?
(July 31, 2013)

Trillion Dollar Train?
(July 23, 2013)

Taxpayers Say ‘No Mas’
(July 16, 2013)

ACA 8: A Direct Assault on Prop. 13
(June 18, 2013)

No, It’s Not Just for Seniors—Prop. 13 Has Something for Everybody
(June 7, 2013)

Who Suffers Most?
(May 30, 2013)

The New Legislature’s Assault on Prop. 13 Begins
(May 22, 2013)

The Ongoing War on Working Folks
(May 2, 2013)

Court System Is on Life Support
(April 26, 2013)

The Bill Has Come Due
(April 24, 2013)

More Devilish Legislation Out of Sacramento
(April 2, 2013)

California—The Cyprus of America
(March 28, 2013)

Brown’s PERB: Wrecking Reasonable Pension Reform
(March 20, 2013)

Health Care and Price Gouging
(March 15, 2013)

Shrieks and Moans and Spending Cuts
(March 5, 2013)

The Boredom Factor
(February 26, 2013)

Of Obesity, Bridges and Peanuts
(February 21, 2013)

‘I Want YOU to Pay Higher Taxes’
  February 5, 2013

A Half Lie is the Worst of All Lies
 
February 4, 2013

The Car Tax Increase Is Back Again
 
January 29, 2013

Prop 30 Ballot Scheme: Yes, It Was Sleazy
  January 25, 2013

The Goldman Sachs Empire
 
January 17, 2013

Wanted: A Loyal Opposition
  January 11, 2013

More Happy Talk
January 4, 2013

Is Jerry Brown the New Voice of Reason?
December 18, 2012

Happy Talk
  December 11, 2012

The Night of Broken Glass
December 5, 2012

Can Legislators Handle the Truth?
November 29, 2012

It Is Scary Season, Again
  November 26, 2012

An Architect of Change on Feeling the Future of Marriage
November 23, 2012

Biggest Ego and Worst Judgment
 
  November 15, 2012

When Will We Be Number One?
October 31, 2012

Would You Buy a Used Car From These Guys?
October 12, 2012

Heads Up, Taxpayers—Incoming!
  October 4, 2012

Support for Proposition 36
September 28, 2012

Neither Party Has a Monopoly on Campaign Stupidity
September 25, 2012

Spending Taxpayer Dollars to Push Prop 30 Is Illegal
September 24, 2012

Ayn Rand Used to Be Crazy
August 28, 2012

Penn State Sanctions: Stupid, Inconsistent and Unfair
 
August 16, 2012

Checking the Books
August 8, 2012

Education: Who Loves Ya Baby?
 
August 6, 2012

Prop. 13 Survives Another ‘Trial by Combat’
 
August 2, 2012

Government’s Power of Taxation Appears All-Encompassing
 
July 31, 2012

Time for Government Employees to Share the Pain
July 17, 2012

Watching the Train Wreck
  July 13, 2012

From Bad to Worse
June 27, 2012

A Brilliant Move
 
June 21, 2012

Brouhaha in Colombia
 
June 19, 2012

This Week’s Agenda: Shenanigans in the Legislature
 
May 31, 2012

How Can the Courts Volume of Litigation Survive the Money Crunch?
 
May 2, 2012

California Pols Add to Uncertainty for Retirees
 
May 1, 2012

Quietly Protecting the Interests of Taxpayers
 
April 24, 2012

Your Autograph Is Worth Money
April 17, 2012

Were All Millionaires Now
  April 11, 2012


Bending the Courts Game Rules Still Offends the Public
 
April 5, 2012

On Winnable Versus Unwinnable Cases
 
March 28, 2012


Extended Discovery Is a Key Feature of Legal Progress
 
March 9, 2012

With or Without Prop. 13, California Remains a Great State
 
February 27, 2012

Hey, Charlie: Tell Your Officers to Move Their Cars
"By the Way," February 7, 2012

Better Selection Process Would Give California Better Judges
 
January 26, 2012

The Nearly-Impossible Dream: a Thick, Juicy Hamburger
"Misc.," December 1, 2011

Recapping the Year for Taxpayers
 
December 29, 2011


What the U.S. Congress Keeps Doing Wrong and Why
December 9, 2011


Now It Is Time to Give Jobs a Chance
December 5, 2011


College Football Needs Some Serious Revisions
 
November 9, 2011

Proposition 8 California's Fractured Fairy Tale
November 3, 2011

Questions May Get Lost in Coming Election Fervor
October 18, 2011

There is No Doubt Now Where Jerry Brown Stands
October 17, 2011

Whack-a-Mole and Defending Prop 13
 
September 29, 2011

E-Mail From China Tells of Sights in Crowded Beijing
September 27, 2011)

Off and Running for the Presidential Derby
September 22, 2011

Reform Public Pensions or Perish
September 13, 2011

Understanding the Impact of Roe v. Wade

September 1, 2011

Comments on Trutanich Signs Reflect Inconsistency, Blarney
August 31, 2011

Voters Should Transform the Los Angeles City Council Into a Part-Time Council

August 30, 2011


What's Good for the Greatest Generation Is Good for Latest Generation
May 13, 2011

Felix Frankfurter, She Is Not

May 3, 2011

Teachers’ Union to Play “Thug” Card?
April 20, 2011

No Rational Basis for State Bar's Use of Public Members
March 31, 2011

Lunch With Jerry
March 17, 2011

Cheering for More Taxes
March 10, 2011

How Private is Private?
March 8, 2011

Beware of Self-Styled Consumer Advocates
February 4, 2011

Jerry on a Leash
January 27, 2011

Addressing Due Process Concerns Raised by Obama's Healthcare Overhaul
January 13, 2011

Advice to the New California Legislature
December 28, 2010

Higher Education's 'Smiling Façade'
December 15, 2010

Zombies Are Real!
December 14, 2010

Forbidden Speech
December 6, 2010

Selling Assets the Wrong Way
November 29, 2010

'Tort Reform' Hysteria
November 18, 2010

Report Card: Majority of California's Legislators Flunk
November 1, 2010

A Very Taxing Ballot
October 21, 2010

Who is Rosy Projections?
October 19, 2010

Prop. 25: New Front in Long War Against Prop. 13
October 6, 2010

The Taj Mahal in the LAUSD
September 28, 2010

Howard Jarvis Was Crazy Like a Fox
September 16, 2010

Self-Enrichment Extends Far Beyond Bell
September 1, 2010

Two Court Rulings Raise Questions About Attorney General
August 13, 2010

A Direct Assault on Proposition 13
August 11, 2010

Goldman Sachs: Too Big to Punish?
August 4, 2010

Solving Plastic Bag Issue Does Not Require Punitive Fee
August 3, 2010

Manufactured Budget Crisis a Replay of 2003 Strategy
July 23, 2010

The Revisionist Theory of Marriage in California
July 20, 2010

Two Less Than Laudable Performances on Oil Spill
July 16, 2010

Legislature's Response to Budget Crisis: Pass the Suntan Lotion
July 15, 2010

Taxpayers Deserve a Better Return on Their Investment
July 13, 2010

Americans' Rights and Freedoms Are in Danger
July 2, 2010

Government Picking Winners, Losers at Taxpayers' Expense
June 24, 2010

A Legal Perspective on Umpire's Blown Call
June 23, 2010

Don't Mess With Proposition 13
June 18, 2010

Public Pensions Could Bankrupt California
June 11, 2010

Arizona Law Could Prompt Flood of Court Cases
June 9, 2010

There Is Nothing So Permanent as a 'Temporary' Tax
June 4, 2010

Los Angeles School Bureaucrats Take Advantage of Hard Times
May 12, 2010

Backlash Against Public Employee Pensions Is Building
May 5, 2010

Give Local Government Budget Control
April 28, 2010

For 'Protected Class,' Tax Day Is Like Christmas in April
April 16, 2010

Cutting California's Corrections Costs
April 7, 2010

Let's Put an End to Tax Tyranny
March 31, 2010

Greed and Ambition Fuel Proposition 14
May 28, 2010

Fantasy California Getting a Rude Awakening
May 21, 2010

Time to Draw the Line on Energy Tax
March 24, 2010

The Mystique of Tort Reform
March 10, 2010

Why Meg Whitman? Why Now?
March 3, 2010

State's Revenue Acceleration Is an Attack on Taxpayers
February 25, 2010

Judge Horan Levels Wrongful Accusations
"Letter to the Editor," February 18, 2010

Criticism of High Court's Campaign Finance Ruling Not Persuasive
February 12, 2010

Secret Judicial Council Vote Rewrote Branch Governance Policy
February 12, 2010

Checking In for Pay; Checking Out of Reality
February 5, 2010

Lights, Camera, Action!
January 27, 2010

Consumer Protection Is Not State Bar's Main Purpose
January 21, 2010

A Recovery Program for California
January 14, 2010

My Father
January 13, 2010

Californians Are Tired of Bad News
January 8, 2010

Need for Oversight of AOC Is More Apparent Than Ever
December 28, 2009

Legislators' Whining Means Part-Time Idea Is a Good One
December 24, 2009

We're All Mad Here
November 2, 2009

'Mushroom' Bills Schwarzenegger Should Veto
September 29, 2009

HJTA-Sponsored Bill Provides Transparency in Assessment Elections
September 22, 2009

It's Always Open Season on Proposition 13
September 16, 2009

No Keeping Secrets From Taxpayers
July 16, 2009

Iran and the Technological Revolution
July 15, 2009

Political Changes Are Defining This Country
July 13, 2009

Striking a Balance
July 8, 2009

Only Pocket Change for Our Lawmakers?
July 1, 2009

Prop. 13: Will It Be the Victim of Its Own Success?
June 24, 2009

It's Not About You, Anthony Adams
June 17, 2009

California Budget: Rejecting False Choices
June 11, 2009

The Future of Becoming Older on Our Own Terms
June 11, 2009

Defeat of Prop. 1A Is a Win for Business
June 9, 2009

Memory Research Yields Exciting Possibilities
June 8, 2009

The Reaction
June 3, 2009

No Looking Back
May 8, 2009

Disconnect and the Tea Parties
April 24, 2009

Populist Truth, Not Bamboozling Politics
April 22, 2009

Populist Anger: The Toxic Legacy of George W. Bush
April 16, 2009

An End to Padded Water Bills?
April 16, 2009

As a Spending Limit, Proposition 1A Does Not Cut It
April 7, 2009

When Is a Crisis Not a Crisis?
April 2, 2009

Prop 1A: We've Heard These Promises Before
April 1, 2009

Governor, You're Not in Hollywood Anymore
March 25, 2009

Lessons From the Great Depression
March 25, 2009

Tax Time
March 18, 2009

Research to Further Educate Our Doctors
March 13, 2009

Obama's Influence: Moving in the Direction of Justice
March 4, 2009

Bailout Must Protect Responsible Homeowners
March 4, 2009

On Becoming a Bristlecone Centenarian
February 25, 2009

 No Budget Is Better Than Bad Budget Solution
February 18, 2009

Seniors, Be Prepared for a New Economy
February 13, 2009

Shared Sacrifice in the Golden State
February 12, 2009

What Is a Real Spending Cap?
February 6, 2009

A Medical Peek Into the Future
January 29, 2009

Lincoln, a Rail Splitter Then—Obama, Our Lincoln Now
January 27, 2009

What Budget Crisis?
January 22, 2009

Has the Governor Stepped Back From the Brink?
January 16, 2009

 Aging in Place Is Becoming More Popular
January 9, 2009

Sacramento Bandits Use Every Trick to Get New Taxes
January 8, 2009

Pension Tsunami
January 5, 2009

 Facing a Brave New Medical World
December 23, 2008

The Millionaires' Tax—a Double Failure
December 19, 2008

How to Pay for Health Care in Retirement
December 16, 2008

Taxpayers Have Been Compromising for Years
December 12, 2008

Government for the Government
December 10, 2008

 For What Are Taxpayers Thankful?
December 3, 2008

Runaway Taxpayers
November 20, 2008

Arnold's Tax Hikes: Wrong and Illegal
November 18, 2008

Working in Retirement: The New Reality
November 12, 2008

The Financial Plight of Retirees
October 27, 2008

Making the Case for Dark Matter Research
October 22, 2008

Scary Times Made Scarier by Property Tax Bills
October 17, 2008

Redwood Trees Versus Hardscrabble Pines: A Tale of Two Trees
October 16, 2008

More Debt? You’ve Got to Be Kidding!
October 9, 2008

The Symbolism of Change
October 3, 2008

Let the Light Shine In
October 1, 2008

The Pork Express
September 22, 2008

Germany Setting an Example With Economics of Energy
September 19, 2008

CalTax Gets Rolled by the Governor
September 12, 2008

Pointing the Way to the Future Through Change
September 10, 2008

Time to Stuff the Bag Tax
September 5, 2008

A Tax Increase Is a Tax Increase
August 20, 2008

Reporting on the 2008 Election: Ready, Set, Go!
August 15, 2008

Bonds Are Bondage for Taxpayers
August 13, 2008

Governor’s Position on Pay Cuts Is Legally Sound
August 8, 2008

Cancer Drugs or Vacation Spas: Take Your Pick
August 5, 2008

New Taxes Are Not the Answer to Budget Woes
August 1, 2008

Problems With Proposition 8 Abound
July 29, 2008

Voters Should Reject Rail Bond Boondoggle
July 23, 2008

Utah Is Laughing
July 17, 2008

Budgeting by Judicial Fiat
July 10, 2008

The Legislature Needs a Spending Limit Nanny
July 3, 2008

Reflections on the Proposition 98 Campaign: Anniversary of Kelo Decision Passes With No Reforms in California
June 27, 2008

Initiative Process Is Being Abused
July 2, 2008

Extorting More From Taxpayers
June 19, 2008

Howard Jarvis Showed the Way
June 11, 2008

Is The Proposed ‘Limit On Marriage’ Initiative Too Late?
May 21, 2008

Independent Legal Analysis of Prop. 99 Exposes Fatal Flaws
May 7, 2008

Why Can’t Governments Treat Us Like Customers?
March 5, 2008

Redistricting Reform, Not Longer Terms, Is the Answer
February 14, 2008

Playing Cuttlefish With the Budget
February 7, 2008

One More Time: Budget Woes Are Not Prop 13’s Fault
January 9, 2008

L.A. City Officials’ Misguided Priorities—It’s Them vs. Us
September 20, 2007

Sneak Attack on Property Rights Initiative Falls Flat
August 30, 2007

The Sky Is Falling! Or Is It?
August 16, 2007

Charges of ‘Fiscal Terrorism’ Are Silly and Won’t Balance the Budget
August 2, 2007

Bush’s Age Discriminatory Stem Cell Research Veto
July 13, 2007

What Now?
July 12, 2007

Protecting Property Rights in California
July 11, 2007

Stop the Profanity - Send 'Em on a Junket
June 20, 2007

The Whining Continues
June 13, 2007

Scary
June 6, 2007

No Tears for L.A.
May 23, 2007

Assemblyman Gives Taxpayers the Foam Finger
April 18, 2007

Who’s the Boss?
March 26, 2007

Share the Poverty
March 19, 2007

The Pharaohs Would Be Proud of Us
February 23, 2007

More Proposition 13 Myths
February 14, 2007

Californians Deserve a Meaningful Role in Picking Presidents
February 9, 2007

Doing the People’s Business, or Their Own?
February 8, 2007

Los Angeles Making War on Homeowners
February 5, 2007

Public Employee Pensions: Sunshine at Last?
January 5, 2007

Time for New Local Government Accounting Rules
December 28, 2006

A Tax By Any Other Name
December 20, 2006

We Don’t Need This Orwellian Double-Speak Country
December 18, 2006

Judicial Micromanagement a Nightmare for Taxpayers
December 15, 2006

It’s All About Dollars
December 8, 2006

Plum Trash Job
December 6, 2006

Taxes, Lies and Videotape
December 4, 2006

Assuring the Viability of Home Ownership

 October 2, 2006

 

The 'Container Tax:' Just Another Proposition 13 Avoidance Scheme

 September 22, 2006

 

Back to School, Planning for College

 September 20, 2006

 

When Governments Whine

 September 19, 2006

 

Medicare and Social Security: One for All, All for One

 September 13, 2006

 

Freedom Fades in California

 September 11, 2006

 

And the Villain Is — Prop. 13, of Course!

 September 8, 2006

 

Selling Commercials On the California Channel

 September 1, 2006

 

A Vile Weapon in the Hands of Public Officials

 August 30, 2006

 

The More Things Change...

 August 21, 2006

 

My Final Roller Coaster Ride

 August 14, 2006

 

Becoming a Third-World Country

 August 9, 2006

 

A Streamlined Sales Tax Equals a Bloated Bureaucracy

 August 7, 2006

 

Politicians Lie? Say It Ain’t So!

 August 4, 2006

 

Robin Hood or the Sheriff of Nottingham

 July 28, 2006

 

MCLE for Judges Is an Ill-Conceived Notion

 July 24, 2006

A Failed System of Accountability
March 28, 2006

Deal or No Deal
March 20, 2006

Where Else but California?
February 10, 2006

Hey Big Spender
February 3, 2006

Mirror/Mirror
January 11, 2006

The Minimum Wage Calamity
January 9, 2006

The Rosey Scenario
November 29, 2005

Education’s Newest Outrage
November 28, 2005

Living in a Chemically Induced Dream
November 7, 2005

Tiny Textbooks?
August 22, 2005

Missing the Target Again on Crime
June 28, 2005

The Myth of Global Warming
June 22, 2005

Same Old, Same Old
June 9, 2005

Unintended Consequences
May 26, 2005

The California Border Police
May 16, 2005

It’s Still a Mess
April 18, 2005

Growth Happens
April 7, 2005

Judges Gone Wild
March 25, 2005

A Parliament Of Fools
March 18, 2005

Brown Administration Legacy: 102 Miles of Freeways
"Letter to the Editor," March 14, 2005

Of Taxes, Foghorn Leghorn and My Dog Skip
March 4, 2005

Good Intentions and the Roads They Make
February 10, 2005

They Protest Too Much
January 20, 2005

Throwing Down the Gauntlet
January 11, 2005

More Government Deception
December 23, 2004

Another Tax Increase Initiative: When Will It Stop?
January 12, 2004

Beware Compassionate Lawmakers
January 5, 2004

Taxpayer Legal Action: a Necessary Weapon
December 24, 2003

How Democrats Negotiate
December 17, 2003

Thanks For Your Input, Phil: About Three Years Too Late
December 12, 2003

Hardened Attitudes on Spending Are the Problem
December 11, 2003

Prop. 56: an Assault on Proposition 13
December 10, 2003

Teachers Union Perpetuates Education Myths
November 24, 2003

Climbing Out of the Hole
November 19, 2003

The Siren Song of the Democrats
November 10, 2003

Now They’re Worried
November 7, 2003

Fires Light Up Tax Talk
November 6, 2003

The Second Annual Nosey Awards
November 4, 2003

Remembering the Defenders of Freedom
November 3, 2003

Taxpayers Continue to Foot Bill For Local Incompetence
October 30, 2003

A Big Win for Taxpayers
October 29, 2003

How the Deck is Stacked Against Taxpayers
October 28, 2003

Judging Judges
October 2, 2003

 Half Measures and Half-Wits
September 24, 2003

Who’s Dragging Down Who?
September 4, 2003

Leader of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy?
August 26, 2003

Talk About Déjà Vu!
August 20, 2003

Democrats Playing a Dangerous Game of Political Chicken
March 11, 2003

To Mildred Lillie, Gender Was No Impediment
October 29, 2002

The More Things Change...
October 30, 2002

Guns: Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
October 25, 2002

A Government Without Limits
October 4, 2002
 
Bureaucratic Arrogance
August 19, 2002

Exclusionary Rule: Is There a Better Way?
May 16, 2001

Judicial  Nomination Process Is a Downhill Run
June 27, 1996


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