By Joe Mathews California could use a concert hall like Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. The signature structure of 21st century Germany features performance space for the philharmonic, a dramatically curved escalator, and a dozen different public spaces for people to gather and enjoy city views. But what California needs more than this stunning new piece of architecture […]
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By Joel Fox Reassurances to taxpayers about proper management of new revenue on the state and local level is too often ignored by politicians once the money is secured. Recent examples of attempts to spend money differently than promised are common—but it’s an old story, as well. The Legislature passed the gas tax and vehicle […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth’s Monday meal on Oct. 9 was sponsored by Janet McDougall in memory of her parents, Mac and Jackie McDougall. “Mac and Jackie were very hospitable and loved to feed people,” said McDougall. “They would love the Bread & Broth program for feeding people’s stomachs and souls.” Although most people […]
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By Joe Mathews I’m so disappointed in myself. I should be 100 percent supportive of establishing California’s own single-payer health system, which means that one entity—the government—pays for everyone’s healthcare. After all, the best Californians are for it. California’s next governor, Gavin Newsom, has made single-payer central to his campaign. America’s next president, California U.S. […]
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By Marc Peruzzi, Outside This is not the beginning of a partisan smear campaign like the seminal “CHENEY SKIS IN JEANS” bumper stickers popular in Jackson Hole in the early aughts. Once upon a time, years before President Trump subscribed to the human-body-as-depletable-battery school of exercise avoidance, he was a skier. His children fondly remember racing […]
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By Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal I have a solution for the national anthem debate that has gripped the sports world – and to some degree the entire country – over the last year: stop playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before sports events. There was a time when the anthem wasn’t played prior to games. It was […]
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By Jeff DeFranco I have some exciting news to share. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 19 into law Friday afternoon, enabling California community colleges to provide a year of free tuition for the 2018-19 academic year. I have been pleased to personally lend my name and support to the Rise California campaign. I’m thrilled […]
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To the community, All of us living in this tourist town understand a simple truth: our infrastructure is burdened with more than it can handle. Specifically, our roads. Each year, millions of visitors drive to Tahoe to enjoy the natural beauty of our home, but the damage this causes to our roadways is a serious […]
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By Victor Joecks, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s Public Employees Retirement System has just spent your money to make sure you have a better opinion of the … Public Employees Retirement System. Last November, the PERS board hired an out-of-state PR firm to review its communications efforts. One of the goals was to “develop compelling […]
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By Dan Walters, CalMatters California has been on a tax binge in recent months, enhancing its status—for better or worse—as one of the nation’s highest-taxing states. Last year, California voters approved a big boost in cigarette taxes, from 87 cents a pack to $2.87, and extended for 12 additional years the nation’s highest income-tax rates […]
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