Court of Appeal Upholds Strict Regulatory Review Mandate
State agencies must take seriously the requirement to conduct a timely, accurate economic analysis of major regulations, according to a recently-released opinion by the 5th District Court of Appeal. In a unanimous opinion upholding the trial court, the appellate justices found that the final economic impact analysis used in rulemaking must be based on evidence, as must […]
Full and Fair Funding for Schools is No Laughing Matter
Dear Mr. Mathews, We appreciate the levity of your recent column, California’s School Boards are Such Class Clowns. It helps to have a sense of humor when you reside in a state that ranks first nationally in gross domestic product, but only 41st in education funding. It’s a joke, really, but gallows humor only goes […]
There is Hope for PAGA Reform
The path to reform of PAGA has been tortuous and seemingly out of reach for employers in California. Bills have been introduced in the Legislature, only to languish for lack of votes to hear, let alone pass, the modest reform measures. Just weeks ago, 3 ballot initiatives that made major changes to PAGA were pulled […]
Why Not a Youth Government?
California government – and American government for that matter – is now a government of the old, by the old, and for the old. So why not form a second government – a youth government? The thought is occasioned not just by older California leaders like Dianne Feinstein, Jerry Brown and Nancy Pelosi. Or by […]