Lessons from the Gold Rush and CEQA Reform
At the California Chamber of Commerce breakfast a couple of weeks ago, Governor Jerry Brown spoke of the California’s legendary Gold Rush as an economic stimulus for the state. One of the reasons for the success of the Gold Rush was that the government of the time let entrepreneurial drive go unfettered. As quoted in […]
Is Happy Talk About California Fraud?
Memo to public officials in California: if you try to put an optimistic spin on a sticky fiscal situation, you could get yourself in trouble with the feds. Two years ago, it might have seemed like a nutty question, but now the question is real: Is any of this recent happy talk about California – […]
Rebuilding our Public Facilities: A Smart Investment Strategy for Infrastructure
California has made great progress getting its fiscal house in order—with recent forecasts from the Governor’s Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst providing a reassuring reminder of how an improving economy, fiscal restraint, and growing tax revenue can bring the state budget into balance. But our state still faces a major challenge: Finding a […]
Lawsuits Seek to Delay Take-Off at LAX
Mayors Richard Riordan, James Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa all determined that Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) modernization was essential to the future of our city and region. They each put forth a plan to begin the fix and each time that plan was opposed by LAX neighbors. The result has been a two-decade delay in […]