One Coming, One Going, and One that Got Away
The attention-grabbing tiff between California Governor Jerry Brown and Florida Governor Rick Scott over the latter’s business-snatching safari to the Golden State highlighted a week of the state’s constant struggle to stay on top of business recruitment. The scorecard was mixed with news highlights of one business coming, one leaving and, watching with regret, one […]
Memo to Justice Breyer on CA Death Penalty
To: Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court From: Joe Mathews Re: Switch to decaf, dude Just read your dissent from a U.S. Supreme Court decision turning down a challenge to the death penalty in California. You alone among the eight justices wanted to hear the case. And after reading it, I’ve gotta give you […]
Called Last December—Trump Would Win Nomination
(Editor’s Note: Even before the first primary vote was cast and well ahead of other pundits, political analyst Tony Quinn wrote the following column for Fox and Hounds predicting that Donald Trump would win the GOP nomination, mapping out his success in Southern States and even the fall of Marco Rubio in his home state […]
L.A.’s New Sales Tax Hike for Transit Doesn’t Add Up for Taxpayers
Math is a funny thing. Take averaging, for example. Mark Twain observed that if you have one foot in a bucket of ice and one foot in a bucket of boiling water, on average you’re pretty comfortable. Similarly, consider subtraction. Somehow, government officials have calculated that subtracting money from your wallet for taxes actually puts […]
A Strength for California Women Business Owners: Cosmetics & Personal Care Industry
A recently released report from American Express OPEN cites rapid growth for women-owned businesses and ranks California as home to the greatest number of them with nearly 1.5 million in the Golden State. This surge in women-owned business is no surprise for those of us in the personal care product and cosmetics industry, which for […]