Unemployment Insurance Fix Requires More than Taxes
The Brown Administration is looking for a solution to the $10-billion owed to the federal government for loans to cover Unemployment Insurance payments. Much talk revolves around tax increases on business to cover the debt. But, any fix should include reforms to the system. Paying higher taxes means less money for business to hire the […]
Shopping for Health Insurance? California’s Small Business Health Options Program Set to Announce Plans and Rates
There likely will be a lot of talk this week about how we make health insurance more affordable for small businesses. If the timing stays on track, the state’s Small Business Health Options Program, a new small group health insurance marketplace that is part of Covered California, will soon announce the plans and rates it […]
If Only the State Were More Like LA
Dan Walters is worried about LA. In a recent column, Walters identified L.A. County as a problem for the state: Los Angeles County’s bewildering mélange of overlapping, and sometimes competitive, local government entities has existed for many years, but in the last couple of decades another element has been introduced: its evolution into the nation’s […]
Lawyers Would Benefit from Proposed Initiative
It’s been 11 years since Bob Pack lost his children, Troy, 10, and Alana, 7, to a hit-and-run driver under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs. This week, the Danville dad filed a proposed ballot measure in their memory: The Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act of 2014. Among other provisions, the Pack […]