Christopher Palmeri

Recent Articles by Christopher Palmeri

October 27, 2011

Nevada: A Cold Streak for Real Estate

Despair and anger over the highest unemployment rate and the worst housing market were behind a close Obama-Romney poll in August

July 7, 2011

Abandoned Property Is Good News for Deficits

States are sitting on $33 billion worth of abandoned property

April 14, 2011

Costa Mesa, Calif: A Flash Point for City Belt-Tightening

Watching city government in action is usually a cure for insomnia. Not so the Apr.5 city council meeting in Costa Mesa, Calif., a wealthy coastal town about 40 miles ...

December 8, 2010

San Diego's Tough-Love Pension Proposal

After San Diego voters rejected a budget-balancing half-cent sales tax increase last month, Mayor Jerry Sanders unveiled what he calls a radical idea: He'll ask voters...

November 4, 2010

Rich Executives Bomb at the Ballot Box

Wealthy candidates, many from the business world, spent more than $500 million of their own money running for office this year. They don't have a lot to show for it. ...

October 13, 2010

The Political Rumble Over Public Pension Costs

If anyone fits the profile of a San Francisco Democrat, it's Jeff Adachi. In 2004 the elected public defender volunteered to officiate at ceremonies of same-sex ...

July 15, 2010

The Latest Fiscal Buzz? Medical Marijuana

Here's a sure sign that marijuana dispensaries are on their way to becoming big business: On July 13 the city council of Berkeley, Calif., asked voters to approve a ...

July 8, 2010

Steve Peace: California Revolutionary

Steve Peace knows about the consequences of partisan politics. As a Democrat in the California legislature in the late '80s, he voted one time too many with ...

June 16, 2010

The Money That Fueled California's Election Revolt

Arnold Schwarzenegger ends his seven-year run as California's governor with a 23 percent approval rating and a $19.1 billion budget deficit. When the former action ...

June 2, 2010

Can Jerry Brown Cut California Down to Size?

He's a master of political reincarnation. Can Jerry Brown, first elected governor of California in 1974 at the age of 36, double back to Sacramento and revive a state ...