Both Sides Must Negotiate Environmental Reforms
Sure, “CEQA Works,” but not as well as it should. The landmark California Environmental Quality Act, a sharp tool for protecting the state’s natural patrimony from reckless and unquestioned development, now is too often used as a thick, rusty doorstop to block any projects that someone, anyone, just doesn’t want to see happen. The sides […]
Why Don’t We Recruit Businesses from Texas, Governor?
Governor Rick Perry’s latest attempt at luring businesses from California to Texas is a 30-second radio ad where he says, “Building a business in California is next to impossible.” While I can’t fault Governor Perry for campaigning to bring more jobs to his state, I think it’s time Californians take a stand. After seven years […]
Vote Delay would Thwart Bad Deals
A Viewpoints article from political consultant Steve Maviglio (“Vote delay sounds good – but isn’t”; Viewpoints, Feb. 2) blasted a bipartisan proposal to require that legislative bills be in print for 72 hours before they can be voted on by lawmakers. This legislation, co-authored by Democratic Sens. Lois Wolk and Lou Correa and Republican Assemblywoman […]
Burp or Fart? No, It’s Governor Perry
You have to give Governor Perry some credit – when he sees an opportunity to poach businesses in California, he dives in head first. And why not? Texas is ranked number one in nearly every business survey, while California is usually last or close to it. This is a Governor who even sent one California CEO […]
Revenue Roller Coaster on the Way Up Again
California’s notorious tax-revenue roller coaster is on the way up again. How many times do we need to see this movie before we remember how it ends? Tax receipts in January soared nearly $5 billion above the projections Gov. Jerry Brown’s best experts made just a month earlier. Withholding from paychecks was 12 percent above […]