The Business Press, with coverage in the Inland Empire, has an article about the effect of recently high oil prices on local businesses. As would be expected, companies feel increasing pressure from the rise in the cost of gasoline, to the point of raising delivery fees and using other methods to recuperating their costs. Dr.… Continue Reading
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Dr. Frates on City Lobbyists
The North County Times reports that the city of Escondido is considering cutting its state and federal lobbyists in order to save money. The Times referenced Dr. Frates: A college professor near Los Angeles who studies the issue said cities typically do not suffer very much when they discontinue paying their lobbyist for a short… Continue Reading
New California Assembly Speaker on Redistricting Reform Possibility
Karen Bass, the recently chosen Speaker of the Assembly, talked with the Los Angeles Times recently about the possibility of redistricting reform in California. She considers an independent commission reasonable, but takes issue with the possibility of reduced diversity among the legislature: What does concern me, though, is maintaining the diversity of the house. And… Continue Reading
Dr. Frates on Education Cuts
The Voice of San Diego reports on the annual process of threatened layoffs in California schools that are subsequently rescinded, a back and forth process that discourages current teachers and dissuades potential educators. The Voice quoted Dr. Frates: Those cycles breed skepticism about school budget cuts across the political spectrum. Teachers union president Camille Zombro… Continue Reading
Red Bull Primary
Excerpt from Dr. Pitney’s editorial on the National Review Online: Hillary Clinton’s reference to the Robert F. Kennedy assassination caused a stir. It passed. She apologized, RFK’s son said that it was no big deal, Barack Obama shrugged it off, and smart journalists acknowledged that it was a case study of a media feeding frenzy.… Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on 64th CA District GOP Candidates
From Michelle DeArmond’s article in the Press-Enterprise: “Candidates have to talk about their differences in experiences,” said Jack Pitney, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College. “That’s also why primaries can get particularly nasty because if you agree with the other candidate on most issues, you’re going to have to tell the voters why that… Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on Polarized Democrats
From Ken Herman’s article on the Statesman.com: Jack Pitney, professor of American politics at Claremont McKenna College, said the Democratic race is similar to the two most recent presidential elections, with very few competitive states. Continue Reading
House Republicans in the Red
Dr. Pitney’s article on the National Review Online: Remember Ideas for Tomorrow, Choices for Today? You know, it was the January 1985 “red book†in which the House Republican Research Committee laid out an ambitious agenda for the 99th Congress. Remember its concise analyses of current policies and future challenges? Remember its 252 specific proposals?… Continue Reading
Nunez Campaign Cash Could Aid Redistricting Effort
James Sweeney has a retrospective on former Speaker Fabian Nunez in the San Diego Union Tribune. Sweeney notes that Nunez leaves office with a large balance of campaign funds that could be used to assist his redistricting proposal. Núñez will leave the Democratic Party with more than $4 million for future Assembly races, party spokesman… Continue Reading
Matt Peterson Advocates Transparency and Unlimited Donations in Campaign Finance
An excerpt from Matt Peterson’s editorial on the Press Enterprise: Increased transparency will lead to greater accountability from our local candidates; yet another set of laws limiting donations may do more harm than good. The late Jesse Unruh’s observation that “money is the mother’s milk of politics” is more a succinct statement of political fact… Continue Reading