This paper focuses on the politics of raising local revenue for fire protection by examining the issues surrounding San Diego County California's unsuccessful attempt in 2008 to pass Proposition A. Proposition A would have established a special fire protection parcel tax and a regional fire...

This study of policy change examines the parallel strategies the administration of President George W. Bush has used to substantially alter the direction of forest policy during his first term. Using the Healthy Forests Initiative as a case study, this analysis explains how, by framing the...