The Pension Monster that Devoured Education
I suppose not too many readers remember the television sitcom, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, from the late 1950s, early 1960s (Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl remembers because she acted in it) but one character, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs, often talked about a movie that he saw many times: The Monster that Devoured Cleveland. […]
Yes, Peter Thiel, You Should Definitely Run for Governor
Dear Peter Thiel, Your spokesman said you would not run for governor. Please reconsider. You should run. All of California wants to see it. You would feel nothing but love if you were to jump in in. Californians love to welcome a new, fresh voice to the political debate. And we’re especially appreciative of unconventional […]
CEQA – Environmental Protection or Principal Constraint to Housing Production?
”The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has been turned on its head, becoming a full employment act for lawyers and their client neighborhood groups. The result is that CEQA has become not a protector of the environment, but a promoter of sprawl, pushing the housing market away from existing neighborhoods and onto farmland, where the […]
How You Can Best Help a Family Member in Finding a Job in 2017
Ignore the media meme of the past few years about the bountiful employment opportunities available. Today, though the official unemployment rate remains low, nearly every job opening is receiving tens of applicants (if not more), and being hired requires a lot of effort and often luck. Which is why in 2017, if you have a […]