While the traditional political subdivisions of the state consisting of cities and counties are easily identifiable and have defined boundaries, not so with “regions” per se. Depending on the purpose, there may be as few as four but as many as fifty designated “regions” in California.
Generally, conservatives hold the opposite view: that government services should be delivered at the level closest to the people in order to enhance both transparency and political accountability. . After years of spending taxpayer dollars in preparation of the campaign, including extensive meetings with regional stakeholders and hiring teams of political consultants, they approved placing the final product on the ballot. Too bad they couldn’t do math.
Readers may be wondering what the history set forth above has anything to do with the “bridge tax” referenced in the title of this column. Well, it turns out that the agency that actually controls BAHFA, the Metropolitan Transportation Agency , is now embroiled in another controversy.The Senate should confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence