A Tax By Any Other Name
A Sacramento judge’s re-writing of the gas tax initiative title and summary will have implications on a title and summary for a second initiative on the same subject–and then the battle begins whether one or both measures make the ballot. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley is probably a fan of the writing style of […]
Open Letter to Milo Yiannopoulos (and Other Like “Provocateurs”)
Dear Mr. Yiannopoulos: Please knock it off. Your antics are disrupting the ability of my daughter, a freshman at UC Berkeley, to accomplish what she is there for: to go to class, write papers, prepare for midterms, and learn. You have gotten in the way of all that, for pretty much nothing. Not to mention […]
Businesses Joined by Non-Profits in Leaving California for Friendlier States
Friends in economic development agencies and in the site selection consulting world have asked why I haven’t posted anything in quite awhile. My answer is simple: I’ve been exceptionally busy. It certainly isn’t because there aren’t things to write about. Another question I’m usually asked is whether businesses are still leaving California. They are, especially […]
Congress Must Fix the Broken 340B Drug Pricing Program That Benefits Hospitals, Starves the Poor
Too often government programs start with a noble goal but are soon denigrated by special interests groups who use well intentioned programs for their own gain. Unfortunately, this has happened with the 340B drug discount program. Due to limited oversight, bad actors have been able to profit from this federal program, abusing the system and […]