Black Bart Nominee: Zuckerberg Brings New Look to Giving
There are plenty of people in the tech world who have lots of experience – and an outsized interest — in making buckets of money, but far fewer of them are talking about the best way to give that cash away. For making that connection between the money that comes in and the good it […]
Make California Great Again in 2018?
In politics, as in just about everything, success breeds success. Ronald Reagan’s supply-side tax cuts quickly became the top mantra of Republican candidates. Bill Clinton’s “triangulation,” of shifting to the center, won for Democrats, including President Obama – until Hillary ignored her husband’s advice this year and abandoned the white working-class vote, which won it […]
Overcaution in Sacramento vs. Overreach in Washington
In one American capital, the party in power is making big plans to overturn decades worth of policies, and boldly pursue controversial policies that change fundamental systems, from public safety to health care, despite fierce opposition. In another American capital, the party in power is preaching caution, noting that just winning elections isn’t any kind […]
Looking Ahead: Solving California’s Housing Crisis in 2017
In these closing days of 2016, we are reflecting on the past year. California made progress on many important public policy fronts, but unfortunately failed to solve our housing crisis. It’s been reported on this website, and in nearly every California news outlet, that Californians are suffering from a lack of adequate housing stock and […]
Association of Pension Funds Blacklists Reform Organizations
In a press release from the National Conference On Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) dated December 19, 2016, the California Policy Center, and its spinoff online publication, UnionWatch, were both chosen, for the 2nd year in a row, as one of only 28 “policy and research organizations” that NCPERS has deemed to be “Think Tanks that Undercut Pensions.” Ponder the significance […]
Shared Values, Shared Success
There has arguably never been a more important political moment for Americans – from policymakers to constituents – to rally behind commonsense, bipartisan solutions that advance American workers and the American economy. And while most were hard-pressed to find such a policy this past election cycle, we at Entertainment Partners (EP) know there’s one sound […]