Monetary Fix For California: Let’s Ditch
The U.S. Dollar
Article: 13 March 2011 - Sacramento Bee. (a version also was published in The Guardian) Many solutions have been proposed to the political and economic crises of our Golden State, with Gov. Jerry Brown calling for a June election to deal with the state budget.
The U.S. Dollar
Article: 13 March 2011 - Sacramento Bee. (a version also was published in The Guardian) Many solutions have been proposed to the political and economic crises of our Golden State, with Gov. Jerry Brown calling for a June election to deal with the state budget.
Make State Government More Efficient, Less Expensive
Article: 11 May 2011 - Los Angeles Times. Having four separate agencies controlling finance and taxes, and three separate entities covering education, seems like overkill. And do we really need a lieutenant governor?
Article: 11 May 2011 - Los Angeles Times. Having four separate agencies controlling finance and taxes, and three separate entities covering education, seems like overkill. And do we really need a lieutenant governor?
Schwarzenegger vs. GerrymanderArticle: 19 February 2005 - New York Times. A nonpartisan redistricting commission may make a few more legislative seats more competitive. And it certainly would have the salutary effect of changing the public perception that incumbents have a hand in rigging their own district lines. But such tinkering is not likely to change much else.
Steven Hill on Rewriting California's Constitution
Interview: 19 August 2009 - KALW's Ben Trefny sat down with Steven Hill. (AUDIO) A small and growing group of California citizens are angry that the state's budget process appears to be broken and they've decided to take action. Legislators are crafting dozens of plans to ease the budget process, but civic groups aren't waiting. The Bay Area Council is calling for a constitutional convention for the state--one comprised of randomly selected citizen delegates who would determine policy without the pressures of voters or the influence of lobbyists. But, how would it work?
Interview: 19 August 2009 - KALW's Ben Trefny sat down with Steven Hill. (AUDIO) A small and growing group of California citizens are angry that the state's budget process appears to be broken and they've decided to take action. Legislators are crafting dozens of plans to ease the budget process, but civic groups aren't waiting. The Bay Area Council is calling for a constitutional convention for the state--one comprised of randomly selected citizen delegates who would determine policy without the pressures of voters or the influence of lobbyists. But, how would it work?
What the U.S. (Even California) Can Learn
From Europe
Event featured speaker: 16 February 2010 -
CSAC (California State Association of Counties)
Legislative Conference. The New America Foundation hosts a conversation with Steven Hill about his new book: Europe's Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age. Watch this video and find out why California would be better off seceding from the U.S. and joining the European Union!
From Europe
Event featured speaker: 16 February 2010 -
CSAC (California State Association of Counties)
Legislative Conference. The New America Foundation hosts a conversation with Steven Hill about his new book: Europe's Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age. Watch this video and find out why California would be better off seceding from the U.S. and joining the European Union!
Pros And Cons of a Top-Two Primary: State Sen. Abel Maldonado Wants One, But Will It Help California?
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Article: 20 February 2009 Los Angeles Times. State Sen. Abel Maldonado, a Republican legislator from the Central Coast, had the Democrats over a budget barrel and extracted from them the ultimate insider's deal -- they would put three of his pet ideas on the 2010 ballot (as constitutional amendments) in return for his deciding vote on the budget. You have to admire Maldonado's moxie even as you're appalled at this latest example of how broken the legislative process in Sacramento has become.
The Way Forward for Political Reform
Article: 19 December 2006 - San Francisco Chronicle. A new opinion poll finds that California voters overwhelmingly support improvements in the election process, but there's a catch -- it depends on who is proposing them. Turn the details over to a California Citizens' Assembly, and let average citizens decide what political reform is best for California.
Article: 19 December 2006 - San Francisco Chronicle. A new opinion poll finds that California voters overwhelmingly support improvements in the election process, but there's a catch -- it depends on who is proposing them. Turn the details over to a California Citizens' Assembly, and let average citizens decide what political reform is best for California.
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