Chris Moody

Happy New Year from CA Independent Voter Project

The California Independent Voter Project wishes everyone a safe and happy new year. On this New Year's Day, we pledge to continue our pursuit of exceptional analysis from

New Media and Schwarzenegger's Budget Crisis Clock

In an attempt to reach new audiences to get the word out about California's budget deficit, the governor's office has created a new online widget that

Governor Declares Fiscal Emergency

With California facing an 11.2 billion budget deficit, Governor Schwarzenegger called lawmakers into a special session Monday and announced a fiscal emergency in the state. "Without immediate action,

Time to Cut the Budget

Only days after Californian's agreed to shell out  $40 billion for a high-speed rail program, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a plan to hopefully put an end to the

California Today

LA Times Get set for the California governor race Schwarzenegger to gay marriage backers: Don't give up Skelton: Schwarzenegger's call for tax hikes brings him into

Crunching the new sales tax

Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed sales tax hike isn't what meets the eye, says JosephHenchman of the Tax Foundation. The governor says that the state tax rate iscurrently

California Proposition Results

Barack Obama Elected President of the United States

Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States, an election announced around 8:00 pm Pacific time. The Associated Press reported that John McCain called Obama

Morning Links Nov. 4, 2008

SD UT: Probable Record Turnout on Election Day SFChron: What will happen to those already married if Prop. 8 passes? LA Daily News: Authorities On Alert for Prop. 8-Related Incidents

Prop 1A? California Can't Even Sell Bonds it Already Authorized

The passage of Proposition 1A will allow the state to sell bonds to fund a state-of-the-art high speed rail network that will send passengers from the top of the state

Mail-in voting gains popularity in California

Remember the old days when the only way to make a phone call in public was to cocoon yourself in a tiny glass case, shut the door, drop a few

Follow the Money: Who is Funding Prop 1A?

Researches at the San Francisco Chronicle reported that proponents of Prop 1A, the bill that would allow bonds to be sold to finance a multi-billion dollar high speed rail link,