Category Archives: Rose Report

Dr. Pitney Anticipates CA Budget Cuts Will Be Bad

From Dave Downey’s article in the North County Times: The only suspense is the degree to which the news will be bad, said Jack Pitney, government professor at Claremont McKenna College in Los Angeles County, in a telephone interview Tuesday. “The big question is whether it is going to be horrible or just bad,” Pitney… Continue Reading

Tony Quinn’s OpEd on Redistricting Reform

From Tony Quinn’s article in the SacBee: “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and reform groups deserve credit for once again tackling the Gordian knot of redistricting reform. A proposal to remove the drawing of legislative districts from the Legislature and give the task to a nonpartisan commission will probably appear on the November ballot..” Continue Reading

Dr. Pitney on McCain and the Latino Vote

From Stephan Wall’s article in The Sun: “A lot of Latinos regard Republicans as hostile to Latinos and immigrants,” said Claremont McKenna College political scientist Jack Pitney. “They don’t have that perception of McCain.” In a close election, the Latino vote could be “decisive” in key states such as New Mexico and Colorado, Pitney said.… Continue Reading

Dr. Frates on Rialto's Pension Plan

From Jason Pesick’s article in The Sun: “‘It may be necessary to provide this benefit along with the salary payments or levels to attract people to be a police officer,’ said Steven Frates, senior fellow at the Rose Institute for state and local government at Claremont McKenna College.’ ‘What the market tells us is that’s… Continue Reading

Douglas Johnson on Dennis Mountjoy's Campaign for State Senate

From Fred Ortega’s article in the Pasadena Star-News: “Counter to Mountjoy’s claims, political expert Douglas Johnson said that as a sitting politician, Huff has the advantage in name recognition in the battle for the 29th. ‘This is a name ID versus campaign battle,’ said Johnson, a fellow at the Rose Institute for State and Local… Continue Reading

2nd Major Democrat Gives to Voters First

This weekend saw the birth of an unusual partnership for redistricting reform: Angelo Tsakopoulos, the longtime financier of Phil Angelides’s campaigns, donated $25,000 to the Governor’s Voters First initiative. Tsakopoulos joins Reed Hastings as a major Democratic donor to the campaign. Angelides’ gubernatorial primary challenger Steve Westly is co-chair of the Voters First campaign, and… Continue Reading

Kosmont Survey Tells City Officals Business in LA is Expensive

From Joel Kotkin’s article in the LA Times: Los Angeles could certainly use such a department. The most recent Kosmont-Rose Institute “Cost of Doing Business Survey” reported that Los Angeles remains the second-most-expensive city for businesses, behind Santa Monica, in the county and third most in the state, behind San Francisco and Santa Monica. Any… Continue Reading

Dr. Pitney on Inland Elections

From Ben Goad’s article in The Press-Enterprise: Claremont McKenna College government professor Jack Pitney attributed the increase in the region’s candidates to the abundance of districts held by conservatives. “Most of the incumbents in the area are Republicans, and there’s a sense this is a Democratic year,” Pitney said. Continue Reading