I Argue With Myself Over Dan Schnur
Of course, I’m for Dan Schnur for Secretary of State. I’m in the media, and he’s our candidate. We all know him. We’ve relied upon him for a quick quote for years. He’s a super-nice guy, returns phone calls fast, and is thoughtful and plays it straight. How could I not vote him? I can’t […]
A Dickens’ California
Are we Californians living through a Charles Dickens novel? “It was the best of times it was the worst of times.” Consider: A balanced state budget; unfathomable debt obligations. A winter climate that makes the rest of the country jealous; a catastrophic drought that cripples the agriculture economy. Boom in the high tech zones; record […]
Turning Recovery Into Prosperity: A Policy Agenda
Adapted from CalChamber’s Solutions for a Strong Economy. Viewed from on high, the California recovery gained momentum in 2013. Per capita personal income has continued to increase, even after adjusting for inflation, for the fourth consecutive year. For the first time the state’s gross domestic product topped $2 trillion, marking California as the world’s tenth […]
Southern California has Aging Issues
Back in the 1960s, and for well into the 1980s, California stood at the cutting edge of youth culture, the place where trends started and young people clustered. “The California teen, a white, middle-class version of the American dream” raised in a world of “suburbs, cars, and beaches,” notes historian Kirse Granat May, literally shaped the […]