Gun Control Efforts Hit Homes
California plays a major role in the gun debate with legislators submitting a number of new bills and the state’s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, leading the charge in Congress for a renewed assault gun ban. In Oakland yesterday, Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner announced another bill, AB 48, dealing with ammunition sales. The Oakland Tribune declared the […]
Barack Schwarzenegger
Following House passage of the Fiscal Band-Aid, President Obama was clear that he does not want a repeat of the past seven weeks’ drama. That may be true, but the bill he signed does exactly that both in the near-term (March) and the longer-term (December 31, 2013). It now appears that the country’s finances will […]
What Technological Change Portends for California’s Job Structure
How is the internet/mobile technology changing the job structure in California? What jobs are being eliminated? What jobs are being created? Are more jobs being created than destroyed? These questions are at the heart of several books and articles published in the past year, among the most prominent being Michael Saylor’s The Mobile Wave. As […]
City Council Declares Open Season on LA Homeowners
The Mayor and the City Council have not engaged in any serious budget, pension, or staffing reforms over the last seven years other than blowing a lot of hot air in our faces. Yet, once again, the City Council and the Mayor are attempting to close the four year budget gap of over $1.1 billion […]