Please click here for more info Prop. 32: The ultimate wolf in sheep's clothing By John Logan  Cartoon by Richard Crowson Every so often in California politics, a ballot measure comes along that is so deceptive, so fraudulent, that it almost takes one’s breath away. Not only is Prop. 32 (or “Stop Special Interest Money Now,” as its big-money funders call it) one such measure, it is a poster child for fraudulent ballot initiatives, the ultimate “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Investigative Reporting demonstrates that the business interests and billionaires who would benefit most from Prop. 32 already vastly outspend labor unions in the state and spend overwhelmingly on measures promoting their own self-interests. For the complete text click here Don't play Scrooge: Yes on Prop. 30 By Sherry Posnick-Goodwin  Chad Dixon and his 36 students Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. Charles Dickens Overcrowded classrooms. Dilapidated schools. No money for art, music, foreign language, libraries, counselors, sports, textbooks, technology, paper or pencils. Bah! Humbug! If Ebenezer Scrooge were alive today, he might utter those words when asked to pay his fair share to support students — especially poor ones — whom he callously referred to as the “the surplus population.” |
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