Prop 8 Decision
The United States Supreme Court decision on California’s Proposition 8 can be found here.
Supreme Court Finally Fixes the Voting Rights Act
On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court finally tossed out the antiquated formula that brought a number of states and counties, including four here in California, under the federal Voting Rights Act. The outcry from the usual suspects has been ferocious, that the Court decimated minority voting rights by finding that Section 4 of the Voting […]
Wage Issue Overshadows Biz Moving In/Out of CA
How much workers at newly established jobs are paid may be the bigger issue than businesses coming in or leaving California according to some preliminary data released in a new effort to understand the regulatory impact on business and its relation to the surrounding community. An ambitious project undertaken by the California Business Roundtable and […]
California is Ground Zero for Food Lawsuits
For some time, the plaintiffs’ bar has been looking for the next cash cow and the food industry seems to be it. Last year, a story on ABC laid out how the same guys who got rich by pummeling the tobacco industry have set their sights on a new target: those who make and sell food. That accusation […]
New State Retirement Plan Can Learn from Past Mistakes
Adventures are often fraught with peril. That’s what makes them adventures. Adventures also present exciting opportunities. Last year, the state Legislature authorized the initial steps to create the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program — an unprecedented effort to provide retirement security to 6 million Californians employed by small businesses. The entire cost of the program would be […]