Recently, I was driving down pot-holed, two-lane, non-freeway 101 near Monterey (unchanged since the 1960s) when the radio blared that on a recent science test administered to public schools, California scored 47th in the nation.... more ››

If there was a familiar feeling to Gov. Jerry Brown’s warning of a $16 billion hole in the 2012-13 budget and his release of an ostensibly severe spending plan, there should have been. It was quite similar to the spiels... more ››

California's never-ending budget fiasco offers a lesson to those who believe governments can tax their way out of fiscal irresponsibility.On Saturday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that the state's projected deficit was much higher... more ››