Governor Gives New Life to Once-Vetoed Bills
If at first you don’t succeed, be glad Jerry Brown is governor. In at least five cases this year, Brown has given legislators a mulligan, signing versions of bills he either vetoed or dissed in the past. In four cases, it was government working the way it’s supposed to, with legislators getting together with the […]
Lawsuit Abuse is Hurting Minority Communities
There are certain truisms about living and working in California. One is that the sunsets are gorgeous and the surfing is pretty good. Another is that if you are a minority small business or property owner, you will most likely – at some point – be hit by a frivolous lawsuit. The devastating effect of […]
Poll Shows CA GOP Congressmen in for a Re-Elect Fight
If you were near the Interwebs this weekend, you undoubtedly saw that left-leaning Public Policy Polling firm conducted a survey for MoveOn.org that found 17 vulnerable Republicans–enough for Democrats to take back the House in 2014–and four more that might be vulnerable if the voters were deciding next November on the basis of the shutdown. In each of […]
California’s New Feudalism Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Multitude
California has been the source of much innovation, from agribusiness and oil to fashion and the digital world. Historically much richer than the rest of the country, it was also the birthplace, along with Levittown, of the mass-produced suburb, freeways, much of our modern entrepreneurial culture, and of course mass entertainment. For most of a […]
Who Best Knows Our California Job Markets
Wherever you go in California, there are two entities that best understand the local labor market. One is the private sector staffing firms. The other is the local Workforce Investment Board. (WIB). Ms. Martha Amram, a Milken Institute Fellow and CEO of the energy management firm WattzOn, discovered this. She recently met with Sacramento WIB […]