Results of Census Citizenship Question Also Important to Business
Much has been written the last few days about the Census question on citizenship—how it might affect the counts that determine political representation and federal funds sent to jurisdictions. However, there is another interest concerned if the Census count produces inaccurate results because of the citizenship question–the business community.
Will the California Supreme Court Reform the “California Rule?”
Most pension experts believe that without additional reform, pension payments are destined to put an unsustainable burden on California’s state and local governments. Even if pension fund investments meet their performance objectives over the next several years, California’s major pension funds have already announced that payments required from participating agencies are going to roughly double in […]
Would Today’s California Voters Change Proposition 13?
It would be fair to assume that relatively few of the California voters who passed Proposition 13 overwhelmingly 40 years ago will still be voting this year. So, one might wonder, would today’s voters be willing to make a major change in the state’s iconic property-tax limitation? They may be given the opportunity in a […]
How Iran’s Continued Belligerent Behavior Could Raise California Energy Prices
Oil prices have regained over half their losses since the 2014 crash. OPEC production cuts led by Saudi Arabia have cut into storage levels and better economic conditions have raised demand for crude oil. To further bolster prices the Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih told Reuters, “We still have some time to go before we bring inventories down […]