Prop 13 a Player in NFL Stadium Game
A major component in the fight to keep professional football in Oakland and San Diego or move a team to Los Angeles is taxes – will taxes be necessary to build a stadium? Team owners want a public subsidy to help build a stadium in Oakland and San Diego but two new proposals for stadiums […]
Two Weird Tricks To Improve Regulatory Transparency And Accountability
Yesterday I wrote about progress the Administration is making to implement useful economic analysis of major regulations. The goal is to determine the most cost-effective approach to regulation, achieving the goals mandated by the Legislature while burdening businesses and consumers the least. But this small step forward should not be the end of the march. […]
California Must Restore Tools For Prosecuting Sexual Assault Crimes
The unfortunate nature of sexual assault crimes makes prosecuting them notoriously difficult. Too often it is the victim’s word against the accused’s. Other types of evidence tend to be ambiguous at best. When the victim has been incapacitated due to the use of date rape drugs, the challenge for obtaining a conviction becomes exponentially more […]
Nothing Sweet About Prop. 65 Lawsuits
Recently a non-profit by the name of As You Sow (AYS) has accused Hershey, Mars and See’s Candies of failing to label lead and cadmium content in chocolate contrary to Californian law. AYS has sent legal notices to all three companies after testing revealed trace amounts of lead and cadmium in some of the companies’ brands. The […]
Qualification of Referendum Shows Public Opposes Plastic Bags Ban
The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) supports sensible policies to promote recycling and responsible waste management. SB 270 fails this test by imposing a ban on plastic bags rather than encouraging recycling, and by charging an unwarranted paper bag fee that will not go toward environmental protection. This heavy-handed approach will likely cause manufacturing […]