Two Bald Guys And Their Plastic Bags
If I were writing a headline for Thursday night’s gubernatorial debate, it would be just that: Two Bald Guys and Their Plastic Bags. Two bald guys running for governor of California — they are different in other ways – talked for less than an hour about a number of topics, each of which is so […]
The Follow Up Question That Wasn’t Asked
In the fast paced debate between an often smiling Neel Kashkari and a resolute Jerry Brown, the governor emphasized his record over the last four years, which polls indicate voters believe in. But, as the governor said at least three times, the success he was touting was, in part, a product of Proposition 30, the […]
Latino Likely Voters in California
(Editor’s Note: With an eye on the upcoming election, the Public Policy Institute of California takes a detailed look at the California voters — their demographic characteristics, party affiliations, political ideologies, and views on key issues. Today, PPIC looks at Latino Likely Voters in California. Previously the series covered California Voter Party Profiles, California’s Likely Voters and […]
California Energy Policy Impacts Manufacturing Jobs
This week, Chris Busch, the Director of Research at Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology LLC wrote a piece that appeared in both LiveScience and CaliforniaCarbon.info. Essentially the piece praised California’s bold energy policies and claimed that our state’s economy is flourishing because of them. Of specific note was a chart that showed our employment growth and timelined […]
What California Job Specialists Can Learn Today From Joan Rivers
(Editor’s Note: The following piece by Michael Bernick appeared in Fox and Hounds Daily on September 18, 2013. We are re-posting in memory of Ms. Rivers who passed away yesterday.) California’s job specialists (and all of us) can learn much from studying the career and current employments of Joan Rivers—as demonstrated recently on the set […]