Has Brown Done Lasting Damage to the Initiative Process?
If you have a good idea in California, Jerry Brown has made life harder for you to get attention for it. Before Jerry Brown became governor of California again in 2011, voters could consider ballot initiatives at any statewide election; this spread out measures and gave each initiative more of a chance to make its […]
The Role of Certifications and Badges in California’s Workforce World
Within California’s workforce world over the past few years, there is growing interest in training certifications, and more recently in training badges. Both certifications and badges are seen as improving the transition of unemployed Californians into jobs. But do they do so, or are they mainly income generators for training institutes? Our friends from Treasure […]
The Real Revenue Challenge Facing California
California Forward, a political reform group, recently invited Californians to take a “Revenue Challenge.” The challenge consists of an online survey where participants can rate how more than a dozen legislative proposals—mostly aimed at raising taxes—meet a set of criteria for a sustainable tax system. The goal is to gather feedback on existing proposals, identify […]
California’s Climate And Energy Policies Are Good For Business
There’s a famous optical illusion where one person sees a vase while another sees two faces in profile. That’s what it felt like for me, as a small business owner on the board of Small Business California, to read High Costs of Climate Change Policies Don’t Help California Manufacturing (Sept. 14) by Dorothy Rothrock at the California […]