High Speed Rail Is ‘On Track’ to Incur Billions in Overruns
High-speed rail continues to be an expensive, sick joke for California. Under the current plan, it is no longer “high-speed” and projected costs, which seem to change almost daily, appear to be doubling. In the latest news, the nascent California high-speed rail system is running $50 million over budget for a two mile stretch in […]
Heads Up, Taxpayers!
By Jon Coupal If public attention is being drawn to national politics and the presidential race, there is a group of local officials who are thrilled. They have plans for the contents of taxpayers’ wallets and they would prefer to fly under the radar. The less voters pay attention, the greater the chance they will […]
‘Right to Vote on Taxes’ Case Now Before California Supreme Court
Last week the California Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could determine whether the right to vote on local taxes, which is constitutionally guaranteed by both Propositions 13 and 218, will cease to exist. The case, California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland, at first glance seems limited to a narrow technical […]
