Susan Shelley

The bag of tricks that California politicians are using to con voters into approving higher taxes and spending would impress David Copperfield.

Twice this years we’ve seen politicians pledge “accountability” for massive spending on homelessness in order to win votes for more massive spending

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Whatever else can be said about the trial of Daniel Penny, it must be said that it was the worst advertisement for public transit since the invention of the wheel.

By Susan Shelley | [email protected] | Press-Enterprise PUBLISHED: December 11, 2024 at 3:33 PM PST

There is no right of privacy in the U.S. Constitution, at least there wasn't until 1965, when the Supreme Court famously found one in “penumbras, formed by emanations” from the Bill of Rights.

If you stacked up all of Donald Trump's legal bills since his election in 2016, they'd reach Mars before Elon Musk does.

The sharp increase in cost results from recent changes to state election law and regulations. In 2019, then-Secretary of State Alex Padilla decertified all the older voting equipment in California and required every...

Is this a problem or not: Recounts of close elections are now so expensive in California that they are out-of-reach of everyone except the super-rich and well-funded special interests.

The legislature should require counties to sort and store ballots by precinct. Trust has to be earned.