“Govern for California” Looking for Courageous Candidates
“People don’t realize how much power resides in the state legislature in California,” says David Crane, Governor Schwarzenegger’s former Jobs and Economic Advisor. “It has enormous power and each of these state legislators has enormous power.” But Crane doesn’t think the current crop of legislators is using their power to fix the state’s dysfunctional government. […]
Oakland Drowning in Social Justice
Crossposted at SF Chronicle Occupy Oakland has scheduled a general strike throughout Oakland for Wednesday. What does that mean? “No work. No school. Occupy everywhere,” the group’s website explains. “Shut down the city.” And: “All banks and corporations should close down for the day or we shall march on them.” “Blockade everything.” Occupy Oakland activists […]
More Regulations = More Litigation
California never met a tax or regulation that it did not like. This is probably one of the reasons our state is in the situation it is in. However, people rarely think of how California’s regulations drive costly out-of-control litigation that is hurting job creation. The 2011 Fulbright Litigation Trends Survey, published in mid-October, helps […]
A Coming Hit to Small Businesses From an Unexpected Source
California’s small businesses should be bracing for another hit to the expense side of their ledgers. This time, the threat doesn’t come from a piece of legislation or new regulations being implemented — it comes from the pharmacy industry. Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions are prepping to merge as soon as the beginning of […]