$155 Billion a Year in Higher Taxes and Fees Proposed in First Four Months of Legislative Session
In the first four months of the 2017-18 legislative session, California lawmakers introduced $155 billion in higher taxes and fees – a staggering amount that will give pause to every business owner when considering expansion, and cause families to reflect on California’s affordability. This week, the California Tax Foundation released the third edition of Tax Watch: […]
The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases
The debate over the minimum wage did not end when the state followed the lead of a number of local governments in agreeing to boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Now we are watching the impact of the increase. Even before workers achieve the $15, there are signs that the increase in minimum […]
Nuking San Francisco
It’s hard to know how to react to North Korean video showing a nuclear missile attack on downtown San Francisco. With a look on the housing market benefits? Finally, middle-class people will be able to afford to the live in the city again. With techie scorn? Look at those awful CGI graphics. Can’t some Bay […]
Crowding Out the Housing Agenda
Housing expert and friend Carol Galante has drunk the Kool-Aid. She’s bought into the theory that things other than California’s profound undersupply of housing should determine state policy. In this case, of course, it’s environmental policy. Galante is a housing pro. For a long time, she worked under housing guru Donald Terner at the now-famous […]