Good Economic News Will Lead to Lower Tax Rates, Right?
When Governor Jerry Brown campaigned for Proposition 30 last year, he argued that the temporary tax was needed for only a few years until the
Joel Fox
June 25, 2013
Boxed in by the Prison Issue
The Ninth Circuit three judge panel’s order to release nearly 10,000 prisoners from California jails by the end of the year seemingly has put a
Joel Fox
June 24, 2013
Senate Supermajority Pauses on Prop 13 Changes
Like the last minute of a close NBA basketball game, California’s senate supermajority called timeout before making its big play against Proposition 13. The senate
Joel Fox
June 19, 2013
One Perspective on Business in California
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal published an interview conducted by editorial writer Allysia Finley with Andy Puzder, president of CKE Restaurants, headquartered in
Joel Fox
June 18, 2013
Garcetti’s Open-Door Policy
I dropped in on one of Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti’s town hall meetings this week, one of six he is holding in different geographic
Joel Fox
June 14, 2013
Seeking PR Help to Raise Tax Revenue
Now we’ve got a public school district considering hiring a political PR firm to convince other government officials to raise tax revenue by raising property
Joel Fox
June 13, 2013
Notes on the Budget, Union Contract and Transportation Tax Debate
Not all the Democrats in the legislature got what they wanted in the budget agreement, but the two legislative leaders got something that they wanted,
Joel Fox
June 12, 2013
Privacy Issue Hits Home in California
With the debate sizzling over the revelations that the United States government is collecting so-called megadata through its PRISM program, while also collecting data on
Joel Fox
June 10, 2013
Granada Hills Like Disneyland
(Ed Note: Something on the lighter side for a Friday—Zocalo Public Square asked for essays supporting different parts of the city where retiring Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Joel Fox
June 7, 2013