How Many County Supervisors—and Who Should Decide
The idea of increasing representation by having fewer constituents per elected representative is getting some attention. On the state level, an initiative filed by John Cox proposes to reorganize state governance by molding a Neighborhood Legislature whose goal is to reduce campaign costs and improve the democratic process by decreasing dramatically the number of constituents per elected […]
“Farmer John” Matthesen and California’s Urban Agriculture Movement
Throughout California’s 112 community colleges faculty members are active as entrepreneurs and creators of businesses. “Farmer John” Matthesen, a faculty member in the Culinary department at Diablo Valley College (DVC) in Contra Costa, has had several careers as an entrepreneur in California. His current career finds him deeply involved in two of California’s growing industries, […]
Time To Give Delivery Businesses A Level Roadway
Transportation network companies in California sure have been under an Uber-microscope in recent months. In mid-June, the California Labor Commission ruled that a San Francisco Uber driver is a company employee and not an independent contractor, which could ultimately require the company to provide certain benefits and pay certain taxes and costs borne by drivers. […]
On Bullet Train, Voters Finally May Get To Apply The Brakes
Pencils have erasers. Computers have the undo command and the escape key. If you had it to do over again, would you vote for the bullet train? It was called the “Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act” on the 2008 ballot, and it authorized $9 billion in bonds — borrowed money — to “partially […]