Posts Tagged: importantly

Are immigrants tuned in to Becerra’s anti-Trump role?

A demonstrator pauses to take a selfie at an anti-Trump demonstration in L.A. last month. (Photo: mikeledray, via Shutterstock)

by Kainoa Lowman posted 06.08.2017

At a recent appearance before the Sacramento Press Club, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra defined his job in simple terms: “Anywhere I have jurisdiction to advance or protect the interests of the people of the state of California, you’ll see me there.” Judging by his activities this year, protecting the rights of Californians entails staunch resistance to the federal government.

Tax debate must get beyond politics

The California state Capitol in Sacramento. (Photo: Shutterstock)

by JUSTIN EWERS posted 07.28.2015

OPINION: With more than a dozen major tax measures moving through the Legislature or toward the November 2016 ballot, California’s perennial debate about taxes is set to begin anew — with millions of dollars in political campaigns preparing to shape how the state will raise billions of dollars in revenue, and provide public services, for years to come.