Homeowners Have New Reason to Be Concerned About Prop. 13 “Reforms”
During a June press conference in Sacramento, supporters of a split-roll property tax measure took great pains to say they want to raise property taxes on business owners only, not on homeowners. Exactly one month later, however, a supporter of the measure indicated that homeowners are indeed on the hit list. Most of the testimony […]
State & Feds Must Address Transportation Funding Crisis
The Federal Highway Trust Fund will expire on July 31 and California’s highways are falling apart. The businesses and residents of California are angry and frustrated by the lack of focus on transportation at both the State and Federal level. Tax revenue is growing in Washington DC and Sacramento but none of that new revenue is going […]
What Los Angeles Can Learn From the Warner Bros.
In 1917, Jack Warner was summoned to Los Angeles by one of his older brothers, Sam, to create a foothold in the fledgling movie-making business. The Warner brothers – Albert, Harry, Sam, and Jack – were already well established in the movie exhibition business but saw the real opportunity in producing movies. By 1927, their […]
Speaking Up for Health Policies that Matter
There’s a reason we teach our children the fable of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. If we use our voices to broadcast nonsense or empty claims, we run the danger of people tuning us out – and not being heard when we have something important and meaningful to share. Today, our culture is filled with […]