LA County Keeps Rent Control Debate Alive
Proposition 10 on the statewide ballot that would have allowed local governments the power to establish broader rent control laws was defeated decisively with 60% of the voters saying no. With such an overwhelming defeat, that means the issue is buried, right? Not necessarily. Supporters for stronger rent control measures say they will be back. […]
Nancy Pelosi & Donald Trump: Two Tests of Survivability
After the results of the mid-term elections California’s delegation of 53 will now have 45 Democrats in the new ruling party which will acquire in toto at least a 241-seat majority depending upon the outcome of a few races still to be decided. If San Francisco’s Nancy Pelosi is to regain the House speakership—as projected—and […]
2019 Brings Yet Another Minimum Wage Hike
Just like earlier this year, because of the enactment of SB 3 (Leno) in 2016, California’s minimum wage is going up again. On January 1, 2019, the state’s minimum wage will be increased for all sizes of businesses as “small employers” will see their second wage hike in recent years. Under prior state law, the […]
The Terrible (Top) Two
As voters and pundits sift through the results of a very intense and divisive midterm election, one thing has become quite clear: the state’s experiment with the Top-Two primary system has failed. This arrangement, in which the two candidates with the most votes in the June primary, regardless of party, advance to the general election […]