Political Whispers

The Republican Primary race for President was supposed to be a low-key, grinding, policy heavy and uneventful affair.  Just two months ago, the crowded field of governors, senators, and a few outsiders wasn’t making many waves. Donald Trump’s disjointed announcement for President was not taken seriously by the Republican Party …

Let’s get some facts out from the very beginning. The Airline industry has been running on shoe-string budgets for decades. Airlines go out of business every year. Competition and demand determine where and how many flights any airline makes. The cost of flying a plane is fixed based on aircraft …

Why don’t our elected officials or the media care? The shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generation plant permanently eliminated over 2000 Megawatts of electrical power from California’s electricity supplies.  This is approximately 20 percent of Southern California’s total electrical energy supply. San Onofre, located just South of the city …

New housing construction in east San Bernardino valley has carefully and methodically reemerged from the recession.  Encouraged by record low interest rates, lower developable land prices, and higher housing demand, local leaders in the housing industry are again building houses. Development tactics have changed dramatically from the last decade where …

In a stunning rejection of the wishes of California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Governor Jerry Brown, the California State Supreme Court this week refused their unusual request to “depublish” a 4th District Court of Appeals decision that applied Proposition 218 limits to tiered water rates. The decision by the …

Anyone notice the price of gasoline this week?  Of course, if you are like most Californians who have to drive to live (instead of living to drive like the car ads), you have noticed that the price of gas is up 80 cents a gallon in many locations.  In some …