What’s With the Sec. of State Election?
All the constitutional offices will be contested in the November election but there seems little contest for many of the positions — except one. There will be a brawl for the office of Secretary of State. Every political bookmaker has the governor winning re-election by four or five touchdowns. No one has stepped up to […]
Gov. Responds to Me in State of State
For the record, Governor Brown, please let me say thank you. I’m beginning to think I’ve been too tough on you. Especially now that you’re being so very generous to me. I deeply appreciated the beginning of last week’s State of the State address, and the direct mention of a story I’d written two weeks […]
Why the Labor Force Participation Rate Continues to Drop in California
Last Friday’s state job numbers showed the California unemployment rate decreasing to 8.3%, from 8.5% in November. This follows a steady drop in unemployment since 2010, when unemployment was at 12.5%. Job growth explains part of this drop in unemployment—California has gained 922,500 payroll jobs since February 2010. But the drop is also explained by […]
The Governor’s Military Council…Sustaining Its Mission Of Helping Keep Our State And Nation Out Of Harm’s Way
“In this ever-changing world, it’s more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country.” –Max Baucus The California Military Council, constituted last spring by Governor Brown to help preserve and strengthen California defense complex, which is vitally important to American’s security and the state’s […]
California’s Potholed Road to Recovery
California’s economy may be on the mend, but prospects for continued growth are severely constrained by the increasing obsolescence of the state’s basic infrastructure. Once an unquestioned leader in constructing new roads, water systems, power generation and building our human capital, California is relentlessly slipping behind other states, including some with much lower tax and […]