A Conundrum for California’s Supreme Court
Justices are supposed to put aside any personal conflicts when deciding cases before them. But justices are not robots and dual concerns will be eating at California Supreme Court justices when they decide on arguments dealing with the public pension case they agreed to hear out of Marin County. The justices’ decision could firm up […]
Would Someone Wake the Governor?
Immediately after the election, I wrote in this space that Gov. Jerry Brown was now the president of the American dream, if not the United States. Representing more Democrats than anyone else, he was the natural leader of the opposition to Trump, and he was in the best position to stand up for idea-based governance […]
How Long Can This California Employment Expansion Last?
Since February 2010, California has been experiencing near-steady monthly job growth, with a net gain of over 2.3 million payroll jobs from early 2010 through October 2016. How does this lengthy job expansion compare to previous expansions in California? How long can it continue?
Best states for MFG growth since the recession
Since manufacturing is the engine of economic growth, especially for the middle class, we thought we would see which states are having the sector’s best bouncebacks since the recession. Of the 32 states that average more than 100,000 manufacturing jobs overall, Michigan has attracted the largest percentage of growth with 32.49 percent since 2010. California was […]