In Senate Race, Sanchez Needs to Sacrifice Charisma to Catch Harris
Kamala Harris might not be the luckiest politician in America. But it’s starting to seem that way. After Barbara Boxer announced her retirement earlier this year, Harris moved quickly to assert her primacy over what seemed likely to become a large and sprawling field of candidates for Boxer’s seat. Her early strength and support from […]
Anne Gust Brown —Arguably the Most Powerful First Lady in the Country
You probably haven’t read all that much about Anne Gust Brown. As first lady of California, she has been unusually private. She has also been unusually influential — arguably the most powerful first lady in the country. She is the subject of a rare, in-depth profile in the new California Sunday Magazine, by Vauhini Vara, a California-based business correspondent for NewYorker.com and […]
Why What CEO’s Think Matters
California is still the worst place to do business according to the 11th annual survey of CEOs conducted by Chief Executive magazine. It is very disappointing, but not a surprise, as we see CEO’s voting against California by dedicating few manufacturing investments to the state. Last year California attracted only two percent of manufacturing investments made in the US. When […]
SB 251 Will Reduce ADA Lawsuit Abuse
Slowly, but surely, the California Legislature is making progress tackling the issue of shakedown lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We saw the first bit of success in 2008 with SB 1608 and more in 2012 with SB 1186. These bills represented the growing acknowledgement among our state’s elected leaders that […]