Science Panel: Environmental Impacts of Fracking in California are Relatively Limited
Big news on the hydraulic fracturing front. An independent science panel has found that the direct environmental impact of well stimulation technologies for oil production in California “appear to be relatively limited.” That is, the primary environmental impacts from increased production will be caused by any increase in production generally – not by the well […]
Can the State’s New Hollywood Tax Credit Make Us All Media Moguls?
We’re making major motion pictures, baby! And TV shows, too! That’s right, my fellow California taxpayers. You and I are now major investors in film and television productions. Our agent—or I should say our 120 agents in the state legislature—cut a five-year deal last week putting more than 1.5 billion of our hard-earned dollars into […]
The Future for Indian Casinos in California
Casino gambling may be foundering in Atlantic City where four casinos are closing their doors this month but it is flourishing in California because of gaming on Indian land. Now voters will be asked whether to extend Indian casinos away from Reservations when they consider Proposition 48 on the November ballot. In California, those with […]
In Fighting Drought, San Antonio Leaves L.A. in the Dust
Could cities such as drought-vulnerable Los Angeles come to regret that a “privatization” provision in the old $11.1 billion state water bond was removed? Back in 2009, there was an outcry against language in the original version of a proposed state water bond that would have allowed private companies to own, operate and profit from […]
California Proves Climate Change is a Bipartisan Issue
On Monday, September 8th, the R20 Regions of Climate Action is honored to partner with the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the California Air Resources Board to present the Global Climate Negotiations: Lessons From California symposium. As leaders from around the world prepare to gather at UN climate conferences in New York, Lima, and Paris, California […]