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Author: Joel Fox

Joel Fox spent over 40 years in California politics serving as president of both the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the Small Business Action Committee. He was editor-in-chief and co-publisher of the blog Fox and Hounds Daily, which offered commentary and news on California business and politics. A Washington Post column named Fox and Hounds Daily one of the top California political websites. Fox’s opinion articles which have been published in national, state, and local news sites including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle. Many of his opinion columns have been collected by the California State Library. Over the years, Fox has taken a key role in many statewide and local ballot proposition campaigns, served on eight state and local commissions appointed by elected officials from both major political parties, and advised on two gubernatorial campaigns including as a senior advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the historic recall election of 2003. He holds a position as a Senior Fellow at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Public Policy.

The California Governor’s Race is Wide-Open and Everyone is Jumping In

November 29, 2025   2:45 amNovember 29, 2025   2:46 am
Two more notable candidates entered the California governor’s race last week. That brings the total number of candidates with some recognition to about a dozen. And who’s the front runner? Nobody. A recent UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll said 44%...
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Tying Together Thoughts on the Trump Ballroom and Proposition 50

November 2, 2025   2:45 amNovember 2, 2025   2:46 am
You cannot view any news site without hearing the bemoaning of President Donald Trump’s order to demolish the East Wing of the White House and replace it with a grand ballroom. Among the complaints about the project is that rich...
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A Republican Governor for California? 

October 21, 2025   2:55 amOctober 21, 2025   2:56 am
The California governor’s primary is little more than 7 months away and the race at this point is scrambled. For the general voter that’s probably not a big deal since they won’t pay attention until the candidate field solidifies and...
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The Proposition 50 Exodus

October 14, 2025   3:00 pmOctober 14, 2025   3:01 pm
There was an interesting Letter to the Editor in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend. In commenting on Proposition 50, the ballot measure to alter congressional district lines, the letter writer noted the disparity of California Democratic representatives in...
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Is it Time to Redesign the California State Flag?

October 6, 2025   11:12 amOctober 6, 2025   11:12 am
Redesigning the iconic California bear flag comes to mind because several states around the country have redesigned or are considering remaking their state flags. If California opened a process for overhauling the state flag, what could a new flag reveal...
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Advertising Proposition 50: Newspapers Seeking Ads Seem to Favor One Side

September 29, 2025   9:42 amSeptember 29, 2025   2:17 pm
The Yes on Proposition 50 campaigns that want to change the state’s congressional districts to favor Democrats compiled $77 million to date. That’s a lot of money and California newspapers want some of that booty. Check out the open letter...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Proposition 50 Campaigns

September 23, 2025   3:00 pmSeptember 23, 2025   3:01 pm
The campaigns in support and opposition to Proposition 50 changing California’s congressional redistricting law are pretty simple. On the yes side the message is to stop President Donald Trump by adding more Democrats to the state’s delegation. On the no...
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