If You Want Voters, Time to Try Mail-Only
What if you gave an election and no one showed up? I’m talking to you, Los Angeles. Last Tuesday, about 16 percent of the registered voters showed up to pick the mayor of the country’s second-largest city. But don’t worry, when all the ballots are tallied the final figure could rise as high as say, […]
Main Street Menace of the Week: ACA 3, ACA 8, SCA 3, SCA 4, SCA 7, SCA 8, SCA 9 and SCA 11
While the legislature is in session, the National Federation of Independent Business/California will be profiling anti-small business bills and initiatives and the adverse effect they would have on California’s job creators. This is the first column of the 2013 series. 2012 was tough for small business owners – really tough. Higher taxes passed with Prop. […]
2013 Legal Reform Legislation at a Glance
The deadline for new bills in California’s legislature was February 23rd and we can now see some of the legislation related to legal reform that legislators have introduced. I must point out here that Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse is strictly a grassroots, nonpartisan, educational nonprofit organization. We aren’t lobbyists, but we certainly take positions on […]
Gay Hopes, Demographic Realities
My good friend Christopher L. Bowman made the front page of the SF Chronicle recently in an article titled, Gays in California GOP see hopeful signs. Chris and I were the Odd Couple of the redistricting battles two years ago. He was the map-maker demographer and I the Don Quixote who lead the futile charge. […]
Los Angeles’ Challenge in One Chart
Below we show employment growth in Los Angles and San Francisco since 1990. Note LA County has added about 1 million residents over this period. San Franscisco has about flatlined. This trend is larger than the recent financial crisis. It’s larger than a business tax rate or industrial policy of a single city. Much larger.