Wishing the Governor Well
Disclosure that Governor Jerry Brown is being treated for prostate cancer indicates that the governor is effectively dealing with the disease while staying full time on the job. Reports indicate that the disease was caught early and can be dealt with successfully. We wish the governor well. There is every reason to believe he can […]
Not Living Up to Expectations Can Hurt the Taxpayer … and Frustrate the Sports Fan
In public affairs and on the sporting fields you don’t always get what you expect. Miscalculations can undermine policy plans with costly results. Look at recent stories dealing with Orange County toll roads, which could hold a lesson for high-speed rail. Then there are the examples of state employee spending and even the success of […]
Small Business Wish List for 2013 – Will 2013 be “The Year of the Small Business Grinch?”
“Every Mom and Pop shop Down in Small Business-land Thought the Grinch with them would stand… But the Grinch, Who lived in Sacramento-land Was not quick to give them a hand… The Grinch disliked Small Business! There were much bigger issues at hand!
Will Proposition 39 Finally Jumpstart Green Jobs in California
Over the past two decades in California, there have been several job sectors—Internet commerce, Construction, Green technology–that were promoted as the next major job generators, only to come up short. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the dot.com companies were ushering in a new wave of software technology and internet commerce jobs. Remember Webvan, […]
California’s Public Schools Going to the Dogs?
California’s public schools are going to the dogs – the downward dogs, that is. A battle is raging between parents and public school administrators in North San Diego County over a new program that has elementary students participating in yoga classes against the wishes of their parents. In all fairness, most of us can vouch […]