Time for California to End the Texas Bashing
As a corporate site selection consultant, my world is buzzing about the big Toyota move from Torrance to Plano, Texas. My peers and I know full well how company employees will have to seriously consider their options and how Torrance’s treasury will be affected. But some of us are irritated with the nonsense coming from […]
LA Times Blames “Geography” for Business Moves
The Los Angeles Times went on the offensive Friday sticking up for California’s battered business climate in the wake of Toyota’s big move to Texas. In a multi-front campaign, the paper’s front page had a featured news article with charts to argue that California businesses are doing fine relative to Texas. The editorial page carried […]
California Chrome, Champ of the Rising California Generation
If you’re young and from California, you should be rooting for the Kentucky Derby champion, California Chrome. The horse is emblematic of the rising generation of Californians in three ways. 1. He’s a native. In fact, California Chrome is the first California-bred horse to win the Derby in more than a half century. That’s history, […]
“Job Killer” Bill Would Allow Split Roll Parcel Tax
Just days after Toyota announced plans to move its corporate headquarters to Texas, the California Senate is poised to adopt a bill that would create a split-roll parcel tax system. Senate Bill 1021, introduced by state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, would allow school districts to impose different parcel tax rates on different types of property. That means […]