Trouble for Brown’s Tax Strategy in Poll Numbers
Governor Jerry Brown’s hope of clearing the field of all other tax increase measures except his own ran into trouble with the release of the newest Public Policy Institute (PPIC) poll. The poll indicates that proposals that simply tax the rich may fair better than Brown’s plan of income and sales tax increases giving proponents […]
SOPA/PIPA Legislation Approach Undermines Internet Communications and Corrodes our Liberty
As most people know by now, Congress has been debating online piracy legislation. As one who has consistently opposed taxing and regulating the Internet, I am not surprised that the first impulse of many in Washington is to regulate. The main bills being considered are the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, and […]
Dunn & Done: Brown’s Visit Behind the Orange Curtain
There has been a lot of media coverage over Governor Jerry Brown’s visit last week to OCBC. Orange County overwhelmingly supported gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman in the last election and it’s not often that the OC business community embraces the policy or politics of Sacramento. Having this Governor visit behind the Orange Curtain was a […]
Globalization and the iEconomy in California
Over the past decade in California, we in the workforce community have been engaged in an ongoing debate regarding the impacts of globalization on California employment. Which manufacturing jobs are being “outsourced” to other countries, and which service jobs; and how is this outsourcing changing in California over time? Which manufacturing and service jobs are […]
California Must Continue Leading the Country on Clean Cars
The recent spate of high particle pollution days in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley regions is a stark reminder that California’s legacy of severe air pollution continues today. Over the past two months, stagnant air conditions have led to unhealthy pollution levels, especially troubling to those suffering from asthma and other respiratory conditions. Cars, […]