Bullying Business Won’t Help LA Schools
Because business organizations opposed the L.A. school tax Measure EE, the Los Angeles mayor, union leaders and school officials say business betrayed students. That’s the message they sent by disinviting the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce from the L.A. Compact, a partnership aimed at presenting a united front on education issues, funding and work opportunities […]
Update on 2019 Labor and Employment Legislation: What Remains?
Now that the house of origin deadline has passed, and we are basically at the mid-point in the California Legislative Session, we can take a look at pending legislation with particular attention to the bills that will continue along the legislative process in the second house. The focus of this article is on pending labor […]
What Happens Now with SB 50?
What’s important to note is that, like the gas tax for road repair, SB 50 (Wiener) to override local zoning laws to encourage more housing density near transit and job-dense corridors can be done legislatively. Then, if there is enough opposition, there can be a referendum or a statutory initiative to change it. Only that way can you […]
Why California Should Look to Little LaVerne
Officials in La Verne, a small city of 32,000 in east Los Angeles County, don’t like to be first in launching new policies. And the city didn’t set out to make itself a proving ground for the best new tool California communities may have to transform themselves. But La Verne is about to become a […]