Haven’t We Learned Yet? More Legislation that Adds to Housing Costs
Housing costs too much in California. But, while legislators wring their hands over the housing crisis they often pass laws that boost the cost of housing. The latest proposal that would increase housing costs is AB 199 by Assemblyman Kansen Chu. The proposed law would end an exemption on prevailing wage rates for private residential developments. […]
Brown’s Bad Governance Past Returns to Haunt Us All
You may have read that there’s a new problem for the state budget. If the state raises taxes and brings in more money – perhaps for infrastructure – it may bump up against an old spending limit from 1979 that has long thought to be irrelevant. The 1979 measure was known as the Gann limit, […]
A Progressive Take on Public Pensions
While the public pension crisis has been an issue on the right for many years, left-wing thinkers show relatively little interest in the issue. When progressives do opine on pensions, they often reject the alarm expressed by conservatives, seeing it as a smokescreen for unneeded austerity or a way to attack the public sector. In […]
Survey shows what small business owners think about regulations
Running a small business isn’t easy. Being your own boss might sound appealing, but it means putting in lots of hard work to make it happen. Among the many things an owner has to think about are balancing the books, hiring and keeping employees, and pleasing customers. Increasingly, something else weighs on the minds of […]