In LA, Occupy Taxpayers
Actions and goals of some of the Occupy Los Angeles participants could be labeled “Occupy the Taxpayers.” Members of the LA teachers union are using the protest as part of contract negotiations. Protestors at city hall are pushing for banking regulations that will cost the city millions. In the end, taxpayers have to decide if […]
Linking East, West Should Be the New California Story
Everyone in California knows that the state needs new, improved infrastructure. But there’s big narrative to explain our needs. So let’s try one out here. When it comes to rebuilding the state, the overarching idea should be: East-West connection. Most of California’s current infrastructure was built in an era when the main political divide in […]
Dems Slash Business-Saving Bills
Crossposted CalWatchDog Long before any of 800 bills passed by the Legislature reached Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk this legislative session, partisan politics took precedence over repairing the state’s economy. Apparently restoring confidence and faith in California’s residents and businesses was less important than party politics and flexing muscle. In early 2011, Republicans introduced numerous bills, […]
Field of Schemes
Crossposted City Journal California, a state whose greatest innovation in recent years has been finding creative ways to inhibit economic growth, stepped out of character in late September: it went easy on a developer. Seated at a table outside the Los Angeles Convention Center, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill expediting the resolution of legal […]