Do Local Tax Election Results Foreshadow 2012 State Tax Fight?
With the expectation that taxes dealing with California’s budget issues will dominate the state’s general election one year from now, the tea-leaves of yesterday’s local elections around the state might indicate how voters are feeling about taxes. Overall, there were 53 tax, bond and fee measures on local ballots. With the understanding that the results […]
Voters Approve Ed Lee’s Pension Reform
Crossposted on SF Chronicle San Francisco voters gave Mayor Ed Lee’s pension reform plan a resounding victory Tuesday night, while rejecting a competing measure by Public Defender Jeff Adachi. Both measures were designed to trim the amount the city pays for its workers’ retirements. The 68 percent support for Lee’s Proposition C was a surprisingly […]
American Fast Forward Takes Major Leap Ahead
Amid today’s unnecessary partisan debates over formally bipartisan issues, the Environment and Public Works Committee, led by Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) and Republican Senator Jim Inhofe (OK), passed legislation today to invest in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and put up to 2.8 million people back to work. This action by the EPW committee in […]
Three Decades of CA Manufacturing Investment
A look back at three decades of new and expanded manufacturing facilities in California leaves us scratching our head. What’s the state’s next big game changer? Our investment highs this decade equal our lows of the 80’s and 90’s. The aerospace and information technology ramp-ups in the 80’s and 90’s were mostly based on innovation, […]