LA Business Poll Says Raise Commercial Property Taxes, Lose Businesses
Last week I reported that the Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) poll showed that business respondents found homelessness such a severe problem that it was one reason businesses were choosing to leave the state. But far be it for me to ignore another issue that could chase even more businesses away from California: the […]
Opportunities for Women to Thrive in the Smart Machine Age
Previously it was thought that automation would disproportionately impact men as they hold the majority of manufacturing jobs likely to be replaced by machines. However, a recent study from McKinsey Global Institute entitled The future of women at work found the proliferation of artificial intelligence will likely replace many jobs predominately held by women. These […]
As United States Divide, the Green New Deal Could Be Democrats’ Undoing in 2020
If next year’s election is a referendum on Donald Trump, you can hand power to the Democrats now. But fortunately for the president, and the Republican Party, politics remains more about interests than personalities. More than by cultural memes touching on race, gender, and even taste, the United States are divided by where we live […]
California’s budget process has devolved into a bad joke
Let’s face it. California’s budget process has devolved into a bad joke. The record amount of spending coupled with massive expenditures for wasteful, pork-barrel projects is bad enough. But the more insidious problem is the lack of budget transparency. This is not the way it is supposed to be. As usual, Sacramento politicians are patting […]