The current Cap and Trade system recently passed by Sacramento is something that I support on its merits. However, I do not agree with how the funds are being used to pay for additional infrastructure projects.  I propose creation of a system wherein the payments into the Cap and Trade system, drilling leases, and carbon […]

With Californians’ healthcare rates rising faster than expected, it is time to look into new solutions to keeping healthcare costs low and quality high. I want to implement a reinsurance program that will drive down healthcare premiums and co-pays for Californians. How it functions is rather clever, and works like this:  A large proportion of […]

In the heyday of the 1950’s the creation of the Interstate and dam infrastructure of the US, and California in particular, allowed for the creation of clean hydro-electric energy, damning of flood zones and ease of using the highway system. I am interested in expanding the California Highway System to better serve the needs of […]

I propose to separate the funding of schools general needs and new facility construction. In current law, local school districts are funded with property taxes and a block grant along with the specific requirements on how they are to spend those dollars. School budgets are currently pressed with increasing class sizes and lack of adequate […]

I am not a regular Democrat when it comes to spending and taxes. The state of California doesn’t have a funding problem, it has an efficiency problem. Currently too much of  YOUR tax money is not being spent on services but is instead being wasted on inefficient bureaucracy that drives up the cost of programs […]