Gov. Brown Enters the Field of Reform Again over Prop 65
Governor Jerry Brown has donned his white knight armor and ridden into another reform battle over lawsuit abuse on Proposition 65. The ballot measure passed by voters in 1986 requires businesses to post signs warning the public if goods or anything on the business’s premises contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause […]
Prop 13 Tax Loophole Story is an Urban Myth
Stuart Lieberman, a real estate attorney in New Jersey, once said the following about wording in a deed that allowed construction on open space designated land: “That’s not a loophole; it’s the Lincoln Tunnel.” Lieberman made what appeared to be a loophole in a deed understandable through a concrete example. In the same way, the […]
Sacramento Spotlight: AB 158/SB 405 – Statewide Plastic Bag Bans
“Paper or plastic?” Or, if you are shopping in California in the near future: “E. Coli cloth or E. Coli compostable?” More than 60 cities and counties in California – roughly one-seventh and one-third of the Golden State’s municipal districts and population, respectively – have moved swiftly to ban plastic bags in grocery stores. Meanwhile, […]
With 450,000 hires per month, Why Is it So Difficult to Find a Job in California Today?
At Fox and Hounds, we have posted several times about the enormous volatility of jobs in California. This volatility divides into two parts: the ongoing job creation/destruction, and the on-going movement of workers, voluntarily and involuntarily, among jobs. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report on job creation/destruction, issued on May 1, 2013 shows […]
Too Many Dumbbells?
Santa Monica has gotten all exercised about fitness classes in public parks. The City Council there hates them, thinks there are too many and now wants to make them pay and pay big. But you have to wonder what it is, exactly, that the city hates. Exercise? I don’t think so. I think there’s something […]