Trump Infrastructure Plan Could Undermine CA GOP Strategy
President Donald Trump’s infrastructure proposal could complicate California Republican strategy to drive voters to the polls in November to vote on a gas tax repeal. And, in turn that might undermine Trump’s hopes of keeping the House of Representatives in Republican hands. Fearing the lack of a formidable Republican candidate in either the governor’s race […]
Corporate Tax Increase Would Turn Back the Clock on California’s Economic Progress
Shortly after Governor Jerry Brown proposed a state budget that includes record reserves, the state controller reported that revenue is beating projections by a healthy margin, and state officials announced that California’s unemployment rate is at its lowest level since the current record-keeping format was adopted 42 years ago. In short, this is the best […]
Berkeley, Blockchain and Pensions
The City of Berkeley is working on a plan to issue a cryptocurrency municipal bond to fund affordable housing. A February 7th press release said the city was working with municipal finance startup Neighborly.com and Cal’s Berkeley Blockchain Initiative to “develop a first-of-its-kind tokenized municipal bond compliant with all regulatory requirements.” While this new innovation […]
How Fresno Could Become California’s Austin
Could the San Joaquin River, long a dividing line in the heart of California, unite the state in pursuit a more metropolitan future for the Central Valley? Whether that happens will be determined in Madera County, on the north side of the river from Fresno. There, a new city, consisting of multiple large planned communities, […]