Only One Newspaper Publisher for Southern California?
The publisher of the Los Angeles Times took over the San Diego Union Tribune last month and that seemed to confirm a projection I heard not long ago from someone high up in the newspaper industry: In the not too distant future, there will be only one newspaper ownership in Southern California. It’s all about […]
CalTax Report Identifies $132 Billion in Tax and Fee Increases Introduced in Legislative Session
As the Legislature nears the June 15 deadline for sending a budget bill to the governor, the California Taxpayers Association released “Tax Watch,” a report detailing $132 billion in new taxes and fees that have been introduced by lawmakers so far during this legislative session. The report includes every bill introduced so far this session that would […]
Assembly Passes Grocery Employment Mandate
If you purchase a grocery store that is going out of business because its employees have not provided good customer service and sanitary conditions, should you be required to hire those same employees? The answer is yes, according to Assembly Bill 359, which recently passed the state Assembly. AB359 places a number of mandates on the […]
Net Neutrality and Cailfornia’s Future
California is the world’s 8th largest economy and fueled in large part by Internet companies. On the surface, it seemed that the FCC’s recent “Open Internet” proclamation would benefit innovation, but a review of the 300 pages of rules shows that their impact is something quite different than was intended. The California companies that supported these […]