Widening the Privacy Net
Privacy is an inalienable right according to the California constitution. Voters added privacy rights to the Constitution in 1972 and while the issue is front-and-center again, the motivation behind the current push for more privacy protection has changed since the 70s. Now, businesses’ ability to capture data about individuals is the target. In 1972 the […]
Making Small Changes in Prop 13 Doesn’t Solve the Problem
I found myself agreeing with Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association the other day. That doesn’t happen every day. But Jon was writing against SCA 5, a proposed constitutional amendment to make it easier to pass local taxes for school bonds. The amendment would lower the current two-thirds vote requirement for school districts […]
Does California’s Minimum Wage Make Economic Sense?
A new study on California’s minimum wage policies raises serious questions about whether the state’s minimum wage makes good economic sense. The April 2019 study, titled “The Minimum Wage: An Analysis of the Impact on the Restaurant Industry,” was prepared by the UC Riverside Center for Economic Forecasting and Development for the California Restaurant Association. […]