Legislators Wearing Badges with Donors’ Names a Serious Proposal
Requiring Legislators to wear sponsors’ names is a first step in addressing a serious problem. Last week, Rescue California Foundation filed an initiative that might generate some smiles but is an entirely serious step in changing the structure of a broken and corrupt legislature election system. Our initiative, called the Name All Sponsors California Accountability […]
Has the State’s Business Reputation Improved?
Is California a stellar place for entrepreneurs? What caught my eye in Carla Marinucci’s California Playbook on Politico was an item than California ranked number three of all the states as a positive place for entrepreneurs. One hopes that the entrepreneur spirit is alive and well in California. Certainly, many of the risk takers in […]
California Economic Summit Introduces One Million Challenges
The California Economic Summit has unveiled three ambitious new goals—the One Million Challenges—that will be the focus of its growing coalition of business, environmental, labor, and civic leaders at the next statewide Summit two weeks from today in Ontario. With Californians facing a widening opportunity gap, fast-rising housing prices, and dwindling water supplies, the Summit […]
CalPERS “Myths vs. Facts” Propaganda Will Not Change Reality
California’s largest state/local government employee pension system, CalPERS, has posted a page on their website called “Myths vs. Facts.” Included among their many rather debatable “facts” is the following assertion, “Pension costs represent about 3.4 percent of total state spending.” This depends, of course, on what year you’re considering, and what you consider to be […]