Looking Ahead to 2018, a Lesson for the GOP in U.S. Senate Race
Under the top two primary, for the first time a major statewide contest will have two members of the same party squaring off in the General Election. This circumstance could be repeated a number of times in coming statewide elections. Attorney General Kamala Harris romped to victory in the 34-candidate senate primary field with 40.4% […]
Winners and Losers in California’s June Elections
WINNERS The Clintons California still loves them. In early return, Hillary Clinton was leading by a far bigger margin that polls showed. Moderate Democrats Voters went with the recommendation of the moderate (and fiscally conservative) Gov. Brown in backing the more moderate Hillary Clinton. Loretta Sanchez appeared to be making it into the top two […]
Legislative Halftime: NFIB California Announces Updated Priorities
Following the legislative house of origin deadline last week, National Federation of Independent Business/California reflected on our victories and challenges ahead per our “The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly” bill list. Each year we proactively identify which bills will have the greatest impact, either negative or positive, to our 22,000 small businesses across California. […]
Luxury Urban Housing, Built on a Myth, Is About to Take a Big Hit
From steamy Miami to the thriving cores of cities from New York, San Francisco, Houston and Chicago, swank towers, some of them pencil thin and all richly appointed. This surge in the luxury apartment construction has often been seen as validation of the purported massive shift of population, notably of the retired wealthy, to the […]