Employees of the city of Claremont, where the Rose Institute is located, recently agreed to some key cost saving measures for this year that will help the city avoid dire straits according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Employees represented by six unions and associations agreed to forgo their cost-of-living increase for the year as… Continue Reading
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Texas State Senate Moves Towards Independent Redistricting Commission
The State Senate of Texas recently approved a bill that would change redistricting in the state, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News. The bill would put the process in the hands of an independent commission made up of four Democrats and four Republicans with a deadlock breaker potentially appointed by the Chief… Continue Reading
Rose Board Member Named Democratic Co-Chair of California Forward
Current member of the Rose Institute Board of Governors and former speaker of the California Assembly, Bob Hertzberg, was recently named the Democratic Co-Chair of the organization California Forward. Mr. Hertzberg replaces Leon Panetta, who left the organization to become the head of the Central Intelligence Agency. California forward is a bi-partisan organization whose goal… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Congressional Election to Replace Recently Appointed US Secretary of Labor
Doug Johnson is quoted in a recent San Gabriel Valley Tribune article on the subject of candidates for the Congressional seat recently vacated by Hilda Solis. Solis was recently appointed United States Secretary of Labor. Johnson comments on the challenges ahead for the candidates like Emanuel Pletez: “When people talk about this race, there’s Cedillo… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Cities Swapping Stimulus Funds for Other Funds in Los Angeles Times
In a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, Doug Johnson weighs in on whether cities should be able to barter funds they will receive from the recent stimulus package. Johnson critiques the system as a misuse of taxpayer funds. “What this is all doing is dodging the intent of the [federal] legislation,” said Douglas… Continue Reading
Johnson on Allocation of Stimulus Funds
Doug Johnson was recently quoted in the Whittier Daily News on the subject of how the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority allocated the county’s share of transportation stimulus funds. Johnson believes the money could be much better used by the MTA: The MTA should not have allocated $500,000 in stimulus money to small cities… Continue Reading
Arizona Redistricting Commission Application
As California works through the process of setting up its own independent redistricting commission, there is much it can learn from the experiences of other independent redistricting commission, such as Arizona’s. In that vein, our thanks to the staff of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and the Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts for digging up… Continue Reading
Fellow Douglas Johnson interviewed on KPCC
Today KPCC talk radio host Pat Morrison interviewed Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson. Mr. Johnson discussed Federal transportation funding and the MTA with MTA spokeswoman Carol Ng, La Habra Heights City Manager Shauna Clark, and Congressman Adam Schiff. When it is available, the podcast will be posted on the KPCC website. Update I: The KPCC coverage… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Cities Selling Stimulus Funds in Pasadena Star-News
In a recent article in the Pasadena Star-News on the subject of cities in Los Angeles County selling stimulus funds for less restrictive funds, Doug Johnson is quoted as criticizing the wheeling and dealing between cities and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s approval of such transactions: The MTA’s authorization of such swaps amounts… Continue Reading
Piece in Charlotte Observer Calls for Redistricting Reform
In a strongly worded piece in Sunday’s Charlotte Observer, Taylor Batten, editor of the newspaper’s editorial board, calls for the North Carolina Legislature to approve of identical bills that are floating around the state’s House of Representatives and Senate. Batten artfully describes the process in terms that those unfamiliar with redistricting can relate to: You… Continue Reading