Tesla Going Outside CA to Build Batteries
Electric car manufacturer Tesla is going to build a massive 10-million-square foot battery producing Gigafactory and create 6500 jobs – but not in California. The company headquartered in Palo Alto has narrowed its choice for the factory to four states: Nevada, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Another blow to California’s business reputation? When you consider […]
Exporting the Oscars: Liberal Policies Driving Film Industry from California
As Hollywood celebrated the 86th Academy Awards, one is reminded of the glamour and power of Tinsel Town’s motion picture industry, as well as the big personalities who perform on its sound stages. Hollywood, of course, is a very left-wing place, judged from the fabled political stances of many of its celebrities, from Oscar-winners Warren […]
Incoming Assembly Speaker Seeks Vast New Power For Coastal Commission
If you had to come up with one state agency that has done the most damage to California’s economy with its regulatory sweep and overreach, you’ll never come close to topping the state Air Resources Board. But it you wanted to pick the one state agency that most consistently advocates a radical view of government […]
Gobbling Ukraine – Putin Proves Himself Quite The Chess Player
While California received a Winter of rain in one three-day period, we have had a chance to watch, up close and personal, Russia’s calculated invasion of Ukraine. The only question is, whether, having gobbled up Crimea before anybody could notice or react, Putin will stop there, or will go on to gobble up Ukraine’s Eastern […]
‘Lone Eagle’ Cities: Where The Most People Work From Home
In an era of high unemployment and limited opportunity, more Americans are taking matters into their own hands and going to work for themselves out of their homes. Normally small businesses have led the way during economic recoveries, but this time around they’re not creating many jobs. Instead much of the growth we are now […]