Finally, A Scandal Worthy of This Great State
To be truly great and ambitious, a state must have great and ambitious scandals. But California hasn’t had any recent scandals truly worthy of our size, diversity and importance – until yesterday. Rod Wright, you say? C’mon. His conviction for not living in his district, and using a residence he owned as his residence for […]
PPIC Poll: On Taxes Business has a Fighting Chance, the Wealthy Not so Much
Lots of numbers in the new Public Policy Institute poll but let’s concentrate on matters of importance to business. Thirty-two percent of those polled identified jobs and the economy as California’s biggest problem. While the jobs and economy issue continues as the top issue for the voters, the number on jobs and the economy as […]
Rebuilding the Middle Class
When Jerry Brown was first elected to the governor’s office, it was pretty good to be a middle-class family in California. Back then, California ranked 24th in jobs, we had the 11th most educated workforce and we ranked in the middle nationally in terms of poverty. Now, Gov. Brown is running for an unprecedented fourth term based on his decades of experience – after […]
Senator Yee’s Arrest Again Challenges Public Trust
California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) was arrested on charges of political corruption and bribery tied to a larger sting underway by the FBI. This marks the third (of just 40) sitting California State Senators to face legal troubles in the past year. The arrest of another state Senator is a setback for California’s progress toward […]
Haley, McConnell, Johnson Talk Jobs and California Economy at Lincoln Club Retreat
Being a Republican in California is a lonely job only made bearable with a little help from our friends across the country. That was certainly evident at the Annual Spring Seminar, hosted by The Lincoln Club of Northern California, an organization of high profile business leaders and Republican donors who favor freer markets and less […]