Small Business Key to California Recovery
"California doesn’t recover until small business recovers," declared Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist and Director of the California Center at the Milken Institute. Klowden took part in a panel discussing California small business at the Milken Institute’s annual State of the State conference this week.
Klowden stated that California is a small business mecca. Over fifty-percent of California employees work for small businesses defined as businesses with 500 employees or less.
Follow the money
As far as fundraising goes, the battle over Prop 21 the car tax increase disguised as a "save the parks" initiative has been a classic David vs. Goliath struggle.
In this case, the part of Goliath is being played by the "yes" side, in that as of this writing they have raised over $6.5 million to get out their message. David, being played by the "no" side, has raised a paltry $74,000. But just as in the ancient tale, David has a little something extra besides his sling and a small bag of stones-the support of the already overtaxed citizens of California.
A State of Whores
Did I miss a memo? When did "whore" become an insult in California politics?
Without whores, this state would have no system of government.
The logic of prostitution is the central organizing principle of the California budget.
The Mysterious Lure of San Francisco: Bouchercon by the Bay.
San Francisco had the honor of hosting Bouchercon 2010. Or have I got the "honor" backwards?
First, for the apparently small percentage of people out there who aren’t fans of the mystery genre, Bouchercon is an annual convention named for Anthony Boucher, the late author, editor and critic (after whom the prestigious Anthony Awards are also named).