Union Spending Issue Decides LA Mayor’s Race
The single most important issue that drove the Los Angeles mayoral election was union spending on behalf of Wendy Greuel, especially money from the public union within the Department of Water and Power. In a heavily Democratic, labor-oriented city, labor’s candidate lost. What does that portend for the long-term reforms on pension costs, tax reform, […]
Department of Ideas: A Retired Legislators’ Legislature
I’ve been on the road around the state quite a bit recently, and I keep bumping into former state legislators. With few exceptions, the former legislators talk about how much more they know now than when they were in – and say they could do better if they could go back. So why not let […]
What “Mad Men” Can Teach Us About Employment in 2013
Mad Men is one of the few television programs, outside of the work-based reality programs, that takes employment and business seriously. Many of the storylines center on the business activities of Sterling Cooper Draper Price (SCDP), the advertising agency in New York at which Don Draper, Roger Sterling and the other main characters are employed. […]
Has the Table Been Set for CEQA Reform?
The appetizers have been cleared and it looks like the table is being set for possible reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). While there are a large number of issues that one can discuss when it comes to CEQA reform, I will limit my comments to how to stop abusive CEQA lawsuits. The […]