Happy Labor Day
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A Huge Political Victory for Housing Advocates, A Long Wait for More Housing
Any fair analysis of the package of housing bills emerging in Sacramento should start by acknowledging the victory in getting this far. Specifically, it qualifies as big news that the package would produce new dollars for housing programs. Getting new dollars for anything is next to impossible in the legislature, where the thicket of California’s […]
New Taxes, More Debt, and Higher Labor Costs Are Not the Solution to Our Affordable Housing Crisis
As the California Legislature moves to act on a series of bills dubbed the “Affordable Housing Package,”NFIB announced our opposition to three key bills in the package: Senate Bill 2 (Atkins); Senate Bill 3 (Beall); and Senate Bill 35 (Weiner) on behalf of our 22,000 dues-paying small business owners. There is no debate or question that […]
For Labor Day, Come Meet the Neurodiversity Workforce Brigade
As we approach this Labor Day 2017, I’d like Californians to meet the Neurodiversity Workforce Brigade. The Brigade employs tens of thousands of adults with neurological conditions that often are impediments to mainstream employment, primarily autism, severe ADHD, and other serious learning and mental health conditions. All of its members previously were unemployed Most were […]
Labor Day: Skilled Workers Are Needed to Meet Construction Demand
For more than 100 years, Labor Day has been observed as a tribute to the achievements of American workers and their contributions to our national strength and prosperity. This year, the holiday has even more special meaning, as there has never been greater opportunity for careers in construction. Consider that today the construction industry needs […]
California High Schools Missing in Action on Voter Registration
The health of our democracy depends on widespread participation. We all need an understanding of how our public institutions function and how to make our voices heard. But our country suffers from a serious deficit in basic civic knowledge. Political engagement by young voters is especially low. With the start of the school year just […]
A Late Bargaining Chip and Other Capitol Thoughts
History is not on the side of Assembly Republicans who want to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to protect the two-thirds vote for special taxes following the California Supreme Court case announced this week that may have eviscerated that taxpayer protection. Too bad for outgoing minority leader Chad Mayes that the court case didn’t […]
Brown’s Legacy and Republican activist revenge
In what was an uncertain move, last month, Brown and his allies pushed for an extension of the AB 32-imposed cap and trade scheme to 2030. While the necessary majority to pass the bill was in no doubt, Governor Brown insisted that the extension receive a two-thirds majority to avoid lawsuits insisting the cap and trade […]
Congress Needs to Delay Health Insurance Tax
There has been endless talk about the need to lower health insurance premiums. It is widely understood that the already high and constantly escalating cost of healthcare is breaking the backs of small businesses and families across California and the rest of the country. In this strained environment, it is inconceivable that Congress would allow […]