Fire Fee 2.0: Six Times Worse?
Better late than never, California lawmakers seem to be waking up to the reality that the illegal “Fire Prevention Fee” they enacted nearly two years ago is a complete fiasco. Even so, they are refusing to repeal it. Instead they are scheming up ways to replace the tax with yet another tax that’s even bigger […]
California High Speed Rail: Part Two, Arguments Against
In Part One, I made a conservative-Republican argument for California high speed rail (HSR). The argument boiled down to millennial demographics, coalitions and a vision for the future. While I believe that HSR is inevitable and deserves support—all those nations building HSR around the world are not experiencing mass hallucinations that only American conservatives have […]
Immigration Reform is Key to a New Economy
A month ago, more than 150 business and civic leaders descended on our nation’s capital to make the case for policies, initiatives and funding priorities to improve our local and national economy. Though we advocated on many fronts, one of our top priorities was Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). We painted a picture of how CIR […]
Small Business Owners – Be Heard, Get Involved In Sacramento Next Week!
On April 23rd, the National Federation of Independent Business-California’s (NFIB) small business owners and friends will descend on Sacramento with one objective – to make sure that those in the State Legislature know what is important to small employers and what policies need to be put in place to make sure that they are able […]