Trump: “Win back the White House and drain the swamp in Washington, D.C.”
By Michael Hernandez VIRGINIA BEACH, VA—“In 17 days we’re going to win the great Commonwealth of Virginia and win back the White House,” said Donald Trump at a Saturday, 10-22-16 outdoor rally held at the Regent University campus. “My greatest privilege, is the time I have spent with the evangelical community and people of faith. […]
CA Controller Reports State Revenues Continue to Exceed Expectations
California revenues of more than $10.57 billion for September beat projections in the 2016-17 Budget Act Governor Jerry Brown signed in June by $151.6 million, or 1.5 percent, State Controller Betty T. Yee reported today. Total revenues have outpaced expectations for two straight months after four months of shortfalls. The fiscal year-to-date total of $24.55 […]
Two Things That Don’t Really Bother Me About Trump, Two Things That Do
By Thomas L. Knapp I won’t be voting for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in November. I won’t be voting for his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, either. I’m not sure who I’ll vote for, but I’m sure it won’t be either of those two. Still, I try to be fair-minded, and in my opinion Trump […]
For Nov. 8th: $32B in Local Borrowing, $2.9B in Local Tax Increases
New local taxes and new local borrowing are a regular phenomenon in California elections, but this year our government union controlled politicians have outdone themselves. Let’s compare: November 2014 – $11 billion in new borrowing proposed via 118 local bond measures, 81% passed. Of the 117 local proposals for new taxes, 68% passed. June 2016 […]
Proposition 13 Is Safe – For Another Few Weeks
The Legislature is in adjournment, and with lawmakers at home campaigning for reelection, they are unable to engage in their favorite pastime of undermining Proposition 13 and its protections for California taxpayers. However, this time out is only a brief respite from the Sacramento politicians’ inexorable pursuit of taxpayers’ wallets, the ferocity of which matches […]
Ventura City Council Asks Citizens for More Taxes
On May 23, 2016, the Ventura City Council joined a parade of governments hoping to persuade voters to raise the sales tax, and last week, in a 6 to 1 decision, the Council voted to place a measure on the November 2016 ballot to raise the Ventura sales tax by 1/2%. Councilman James Monahan […]
Simi Valley Council Approves Budget at their June 6th 2016 meeting
By Debra Tash The Simi Valley City Council voted 5 to 0 to adopt the 2016-17 budget along with the five year capital improvement budget. Staff_Report – Budget With property tax revenue up staff projected a 4.1% increase in the General Fund revenues for Simi Valley for a total of $65,319,600. There are 87 projects […]
Ballot Measure to Raise $144 BILLION in taxes (not a typo) is Misleading
. . The Radical Left believe the end justifies the means—which is why when they told us in 2012 they would Not go for an extension of the Prop. 30 $42 billion tax increase, they did Not lie. This time they are going for $144 billion in new taxes. This at a time when such […]
