Attacks on CA Biz Climate Off-Base
Ever since I moved to California in 1989, there has been a steady drumbeat about how California is anti-business and that the demise of the Golden State is upon us. We’ve all heard the refrain. Taxes are exorbitant. Mindless regulations stifle innovation and strangle small business. Organized labor has too much power. As a result, […]
LA Commission: Insiders Acknowledge Lack of Transparency
Between the lines of the Los Angeles 2020 Commission Report, “A Time for Action” one can read this less than startling revelation: City politicians are dishonest and untruthful with the public. Consider the recommendations and words used in the report meant to offer solutions to the city’s woes. The first recommendation the commission offered was […]
Can the Long Term Unemployed Find Jobs in California Today?
During the Great Recession the number of long term unemployed in California—defined as those unemployed at least 27 weeks—increased at a significantly more rapid pace than the unemployed overall. In March 2007, prior to the Great Recession, 145,000 Californians were unemployed at least 27 weeks, constituting 16.8% of the unemployed. By March 2010, the long […]
How Is Litigation Affecting Your Child’s Education?
Back in January, the Sacramento Bee ran an article detailing how students in the Twin Rivers Unified School District had to wear “snuggies” and use portable heaters because it was so cold and many of their classrooms lacked a functional heating system. They attributed the problem to aging facilities with units badly in need of repair and […]