Mountain Lions are State’s Most Political Animals
Dan Richards is quickly finding out what many Californians already knew: the mountain lion is the state’s most politicized animal. If Richards had gone on safari to Africa and potted a leopard, a lion and an antelope or two, no big deal. If he had made his way to Alaska to gun down a grizzly […]
California Needs More Subsidies for Initiative Process, Not Less
Among the many wrong-headed changes to the initiative process that are championed as “reform,” the persistent attack by Democrats on the filing fee for initiatives may be the most peculiar. Loni Hancock and others have been pushing legislation to raise that $200 fee on the basis that it doesn’t cover the cost of legal and […]
A Major Step Forward on Pension Crisis
Last week, Senate and Assembly Republicans introduced Gov. Jerry Brown’s pension reform legislation and called upon all members of the Legislature to work across party lines to enact Gov. Brown’s 12-point reform plan. The Chamber applauds this action and leadership. The growing liability of our current public employee pension system is out of control and […]
Too Small to Succeed
Have you noticed how many small banks there are? Of the 67 banks here in Los Angeles County, 44 have a market share of less than one half of 1 percent. In other words, community banks account for about two-thirds of all banks. And you can pucker up now because we’ll be kissing a lot […]