2018 Gov Race Highlights Political Panel
Republicans will have a serious, competitive candidate for governor in 2018, Republican consultant Kevin Spillane told a conference sponsored by the Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) last week. Spillane was a member of a panel that discussed California’s Changing Electorate. Spillane’s certainty that Republicans will field a top candidate was summed up in one […]
What’s the Fastest Way from Berkeley to Bakersfield?
Just flip to the second disc of the album. California’s disparate regions are nearly impossible to connect. But over the past two years, two music bands—with overlapping members—have pulled off the trick, issuing three albums that examine today’s state, thoughtfully and lovingly, from its coast to its inland deserts, from north to south. It is […]
California Attracts 2.4% Of U.S. Reshored Jobs
The Reshoring Initiative, an organization committed to helping manufacturers recognize the profit potential of domestic sourcing and production, has published its updated reshoring numbers that illustrate the U.S. manufacturing advantages driving the manufacturing renaissance. A growing number of companies across the country are bringing thousands of manufacturing jobs home from offshore. California should do all it […]
Say Goodbye To Driver-Driven Automobiles
Our love affair with the automobile is nothing new—but with the anticipated coming of the driverless car we are moving into uncharted territory. There are 22, 650,000 plus California drivers by current count—which means over 2/3rds (38.8 million) of us are behind the wheel at any given time. While cars can be menacing in the […]