Cost May Change Attitudes Found in Environment Poll
Californians appeared to show their strong environmental side in the Public Policy Institute of California poll released yesterday, yet there is a thorn buried in those roses — the issue of cost. Most glaringly, the cost factor was revealed when PPIC pollsters asked respondents if they favored the state law in which one-third of the […]
In California, Holding Young People Back Is Almost State Policy
There’s a nasty California disease spreading so fast that even our baseball teams have caught it. Last year, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim kept their best player, then-20-year-old Mike Trout, in the minor leagues for the first month of the Major League Baseball season. This year, the L.A. Dodgers held down their most talented […]
California Infrastructure—the Next California Budget Challenge?
Drive over the state’s bumpy roads, think about how old our bridges are, and take a look at the condition of your neighborhood school’s buildings. Try to get an internet connection while you’re at it. What does all this have in common? It’s all part of California’s infrastructure—the vital, long-neglected backbone of the state’s economy, […]
Getting to Yes on New Jobs
Even though they have been seated for less than a month, it is already clear that the “new” Los Angeles City Council has a spirit and energy that is focused on the economy and finding a way to get to “Yes.” This means yes to job creation, yes to economic growth that provides more tax […]