California’s Black Gold
Shale oil reserves in California may not only set the state on the path to a strong economic recovery and lower unemployment, but also could have the effect of solving the state’s “Wall of Debt” crisis and bring peace between labor and business interests. That is a lot to ask from a natural resource that […]
In My Second Week, Online Education Is Hard
Gov. Jerry Brown wants California’s public university systems to figure out how to make online classes work. As it happens, I’m trying to do the same thing. So far, I haven’t figured out much. Of course, it’s only the second week of a brand new online class I’m teaching at Arizona State University, where I’m […]
The Circus Is Coming to Town! Not in LA…
I will be honest that I am not exactly a circus guy, political circus maybe, but for the most part the whole circus thing never really did much for me. Over the holidays I read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a large settlement between Feld Entertainment, producer of Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus […]
Taxes Burden Business in LA County
Editor’s Note: A column from last month but worth a look at the situation taxes have on business in Los Angeles County Don’t expect any relief in Los Angeles County, where local businesses continue to get nickeled and dimed with new taxes, fees and delays in their dealings with cities. That’s the message from the […]