California News

Meg Whitman: An Elitist For Our Times?

This is Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO and Republican candidate for governor of California:

While this is a perfectly rational cover for a powerful CEO on the cover of Fortune, in these times where the rest of us are feeling pissed on by the elite business class – especially in California – I wonder if Ms. [...]

The Biggest Issue With Proposition 8 Besides Proposition 8

Hey, Californians, how about you reform the moronic initiative system you guys have? Perhaps it isn’t a good idea to leave fundamental human rights up to a contest in which the biggest megaphone often determines the winner. As far as Prop 8 itself, I don’t know how making a second class of citizenry stands up [...]

Proposition 8 & California

Prop. 8 is just the latest stupid proposition up for a vote in California. It is by far the worst system in the country for deciding on important issues. I don’t understand why people in California put up with the proposition system, where the state legislature abdicates its responsibility and millions of dollars on both [...]