Long-Term Paycheck Trumps Sacramento Power
In politics, as in much of life, when it comes to a choice between power and a paycheck, cash usually wins. Just ask Democratic State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, who had to make just that choice last week. The 61-year-old DeSaulnier was one of the frontrunners to take over the state Senate’s top job when state […]
Windfall Could Tempt Legislature to Repeat Past Spending Mistakes
We’ve all heard dramatic stories of lottery winners acquiring hundreds of millions of dollars only to declare bankruptcy a few years later. In fact, studies show 70% of all individuals who suddenly receive large amounts of money will lose it in a short period of time. The cause of this problem is impulse spending by […]
The 2014 CALA Legal Reform Wish List
Despite some successful reforms in recent years, California still needs to do a lot more on the legal reform front. For decades, this state has heaped on more and more laws and regulations which create more and more lawsuits. Simply introducing a bill and doing a minor tweak to reduce abuse in isolated areas is […]
Lost in the Mail: Fire Safety
Last year, fire scientists and fire safety experts sent several letters to Governor urging him not to take a step backward on consumer fire protection by allowing the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation to adopt a new upholstered furniture standard that ignores open flame ignition sources. Unfortunately, the Governor […]