Immigration Reform is Important to California
In a letter sent yesterday to members of Congress, I joined with more than 20 local chamber of commerce executives from throughout California urging action on national immigration reform. Four significant issues critical to our citizens and employers are why immigration reform is more important to California than any other state. These issues include H-1B visas, the […]
Gutting the Public Records Laws
The only thing worse than the budget trailer bill SB 71, a rather naked attempt to gut the California Public Records Act, are the disingenuous defenses of the bill being offered by the administration, legislative Democrats, and local governments. We are told that local governments will continue to follow the provisions of the public records […]
One Perspective on Business in California
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal published an interview conducted by editorial writer Allysia Finley with Andy Puzder, president of CKE Restaurants, headquartered in California. CKE operates Carl’s Jr. restaurants and other establishments. While the entire interview can be found here, below are a number of paragraphs detailing Puzder’s eye-opening view of conducting business […]
CA School Toy Gun Buy-Back Program
Nanny state politics has ruled California for many years. If it moves, the California legislature wants to tax it, regulate it, or mandate it. Schools have also been under the thumb of teachers union bureaucracies and with that comes behavior that is one-size-fits-all – dictated by a nanny state bureaucracy that is rigid and unbending. […]