Political Whispers

Numbers are a funny thing.  Regardless of what people say they mean, ultimately the numbers are what they are.  This applies to California Energy Policy. California government has been interfering in the electricity market for years.  Up until 20 years ago, the regulation of the Big Three electrical utilities, Pacific, …

$143 Parcel Tax Up for Grabs For a number of years, the elections in the City of San Bernardino have mattered little to the average taxpayer and voter.  The city has elected personalities and placeholders for many years, few with any real-world experience or designs to change the direction of …

September 21st’s San Bernardino City Council meeting was illustrative of the continuing divide developing at city hall. Among the many items considered by the city council in a nearly 10 hour meeting were raising sewer rates, San Bernardino’s financially broke Workforce Investment Board, and other controversies. From reading the local …

Europe has an immigration problem. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants escaping from Syria, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan are making the often dangerous trek from their home countries to escape the tumult of the Middle East region. Their homes are being overrun in many areas by the Islamic State (ISIS), squeezed …

In July of this year the State of California passed a total budget of $167 Billion including general fund, special funds, and bond fund expenditures.  This is an all-time record funded primarily by increased revenue created by higher taxes on all Californians as well as improved revenues from wealthy taxpayers …

On Monday, the City of San Bernardino approved a plan to contract out city fire services to the County of San Bernardino Fire Department along with a parcel tax of $143 on every property in the city. According to the city’s consultant, Andrew Belknap of Management Partners, the proposal would …