California Energy Progress Could Lead to Boom Times
How one defines “progress” seems to be at the heart of the loud debate over fracking in California. Like the rest of the nation, California may be on the verge of an economic surge built on the back of an energy boom. Environmentalists want to shut off fracking for fear of negative effects from the […]
Covered California Opens Online Enrollment for Small Businesses
Small business owners in California who are looking for more affordable insurance options received some good news this week. California’s new health insurance marketplace—Covered California—announced Monday that the online enrollment portal for small businesses is now open. Online enrollment previously experienced delays, but small business owners can now enroll online for an insurance plan through […]
Los Angeles: Will the City of the Future Make it There?
When I arrived in Los Angeles almost 40 years ago, there was a palpable sense that here, for better or worse, lay the future of America, and even the world. Los Angeles dominated so many areas — film, international trade, fashion, manufacturing, aerospace — that its ascendency seemed assured. Even in terms of the urban […]
A Major Setback for California’s High Speed Train
The future of the California High Speed Rail project hangs in a precarious balance as a result of two rulings handed down by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny on November 25. “The Judge’s ruling will prevent the [California High-Speed Rail] Authority from spending bond measure funds for construction until the funding plan is brought […]