Why Stop at a Cap on UC Enrollment?
You can always depend on the state legislature to throw itself in front of anything that threatens California. So thank goodness the legislature is moving to save California from the latest invasive species: students who come from out of state or out of the country to attend the University of California. Legislation is now being […]
Political Season a Headache for Business
Businesses sensitive about their public image often feel whipsawed during the political season when being pressured by both activists and bottom-line shareholders. This political year, politics and business mix into a troublesome concoction of protest petitions, boycotts and quarrels over candidates and causes. As the state Republican convention kicks off in Burlingame some of the […]
Congress Should Adopt No Budget, No Pay
The traditional Tax Day of April 15 – transferred this year to April 18 because of a holiday – means that working Americans will have placed their financial affairs in order and either claimed a refund or written a check to the IRS. This is really the culmination of a yearlong process that sees American […]
The Unstoppable Candidates
The implausible is becoming the inevitable. With Donald Trump’s resounding primary victories in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island, there are not many checkers left on the board for the taking, and he can now begin plotting his post-convention strategy in earnest. The same applies to Hillary Clinton, who is all but the presumptive […]
Dreaming Big in Hollywood
Hollywood leaders have a history of dreaming BIG and making things happen that might not happen elsewhere. The Hollywood Sign is a perfect example. Hollywood entrepreneurs put it up on the hillside, and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce rescued it when it was falling down in 1948. It has become the symbol of Southern California. […]