Minimum Wage Proposals Another Punch at Small Business
Minimum wage is back in the spotlight highlighted by President Barack Obama in the State of the Union address and a bill in the California legislature. For small business, the idea feels like another jab following the one-two punch from government with increases in health care mandates and taxes. The president argued to raise the […]
CEQA: The Four Letter Word Democrats and Environmentalists Don’t Want You to Know
It’s no secret that California has a spending problem. In fact, it has an outright spending addiction. When one lives in a state with a spending addiction, such as ours, the chances are they are also addicted to taxes and the over regulation of small business. And when you’re addicted to taxes and the over […]
California Water Agencies Face Major Water Supply Cuts in 2013
The California Department of Water Resources announced staggering figures on Tuesday that should serve as a wake-up and call to all Californians. Water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Delta) have been severely limited as pumping operations have been restricted in order to protect Delta smelt, a threatened fish species found only in the […]
Is Prop. 65 Reform Coming?
For quite some time I have written about a small group of trial lawyers who have made it their practice to file shakedown lawsuits against businesses under the guise of Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. Prop 65 encourages “citizen enforcement,” i.e., lawsuits, against businesses and landlords who fail to […]