Speaker Nancy Pelosi…Again?
Even as Democrats appear to be poised to regain a majority in the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, now the House Minority Leader, has emerged as the political punching bag of 2018. She is taking heat from all sides. Republicans revile her as “a San Francisco liberal” who will lead America down the path […]
IRS Deals Blow to SALT Deduction Cap Workarounds for California
The much-hyped strategies certain states pursued to help high-income taxpayers avoid the new state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap are all for naught. That’s the upshot of newly-issued proposed Treasury regulations on workarounds which sought to recharacterize state and local tax payments as charitable contributions. State-incentivized contributions to charitable organizations will remain highly attractive, […]
Land Use Issues Affecting Renewable Energy in California
California leads the nation in renewable energy – however the justification behind Senate Bill 100 (SB 100) – would result in even higher energy rates when we already lead the United States (US) in having the highest electricity rates in the nation. SB 100would commit California’s utilities, “to getting all of their electricity from renewable sources […]
Towards a Grand Bargain on California Water Policy
When it comes to water policy in California, perhaps the people are more savvy than the special interests. Because the people, or more precisely, the voters, by huge majorities, have approved nine water bonds in the past 25 years, totaling $27.1 billion. It is likely they’re going to approve another one this November for another […]