Fox & Hounds Daily Turns Five Years Old
We’re blowing out the candles on the cake celebrating our 5th anniversary at Fox & Hounds Daily. We want to thank our readers and our growing subscriber base for all the support they have shown Fox & Hounds over the years. We are proud of the recognition the site has garnered, not only named one of California’s […]
Hidden Fund Could be Key in L.A. Mayor’s Race
Last week, it was revealed that the Los Angeles city Department of Transportation was sitting on $42.6 million in hidden funds, which immediately became an issue in the mayor’s race. It could be a make-or-break issue for the candidates, City Controller Wendy Greuel and councilman Eric Garcetti, depending how well they articulate their arguments on […]
Easier Solution to Stem Budget Volatility
Last week I discussed Assembly Speaker Perez’s proposal to create a new “rainy day” budget reserve. He suggests capping the amount of capital gains tax revenues available for deposit in the General Fund. Capital gains revenues above the cap would instead be transferred to a reserve. Once the reserve was filled, excess revenues would be […]
Needed: a Lilith Fair for the California Punditocracy
The brilliant Jennifer Fearing and a number of California’s best known political thinkers and operators have been making an undeniable point for quite a while: big public events about California, particularly those around Sacramento, often include few or no women. This isn’t news, and it isn’t defensible. But it persists. (And women aren’t the only […]
According to CEOs, California is Dead Last
If I were trying to grow a state’s economy, I would probably listen to someone who knows how to create jobs and is making decisions on behalf of shareholders, investors and employees. I think the time has come to take seriously all these various surveys that come out and rank California at the bottom or […]