The Hertzberg Plan: Tax Reform at a Cost?
One goal Senator Robert Hertzberg hopes to accomplish with his major tax reform legislation, SB 8, is to improve business conditions in the state. The obvious question: Does that objective have to come with a $10 billion price tag? Hertzberg calls for reviewing the corporate income tax to see whether it is meeting its intended […]
Any Way You Slice It, California’s Budget Remains Unstable
Last week, in his State of the State address, Governor Jerry Brown acknowledged that California’s state government faces a number of outstanding commitments. He said, “Already, the commitments that the state made in the past two years are straining the state’s finances. Under a projection of current policies, the state would begin to spend more […]
Hydraulic Fracturing Major Contributor to CA’s Economic and Energy Future
The release of the draft EIR on Well Stimulation Operations marks an important milestone in meeting the deadlines set by Senate Bill 4. WSPA and our members are reviewing the details of the draft EIR and will continue to participate in workshops and public discussion regarding SB 4. While we are pleased with the state’s […]
The New California Dream: To Stay Put
Today’s California dream is not your grandfather’s California dream. So why do we keep telling ourselves that we’re still seeking the same California dream? “California dream” has become a verbal tic in speeches, a graffiti we scrawl on signs and headlines, without thinking about its meaning. Democrats and Republicans alike, as they assumed new offices […]