AB 5 and the Ghost of Failed Bills Past
If AB 5 to reclassify workers in the new economy becomes law it will set up future trouble for the state much like the bills in the 1990s to deregulate energy and the granting of wider pension benefits for public employees. The bills are quite different and their paths to becoming law are also different. […]
Is Steyer Running for President—Or California Office?
Tom Steyer is supposedly a candidate for president. But he is spending much of his time at home in California. Yes, he’s made trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, but he resembles a statewide candidate in California. It’s not just his schedule of events, most recently a climate change event in Oakland. His team is […]
Climate Change May be Inevitable. Doing Little as Possible is Ludicrous
What does the rapid thawing of nine million square miles of Arctic ice, the immense devastation left behind by Hurricane Dorian, and the tiny light bulb have to do with one another? Perhaps more than you might suspect. And what connection do these things have to California’s perennially shorthanded battle to eliminate carbon emissions and […]
New Study Sponsored by Good Government Watchdog Investigates Explosion of Payments Made at “Behest” of California Elected Officials
Most people, including many Capitol insiders, may not even know what a “behest payment” is. But this is definitely a case where what you don’t know can hurt you because there has been nothing show of an explosion in so-called “behest payment” by elected officials in California, making this one of the most popular new […]
Rent cap bill won’t fix California’s housing crisis
When California lawmakers vote on a rent cap bill in the coming days, they must consider the consequences it will have on our state’s housing crisis for years to come. Our state’s housing affordability and availability crisis deserves a comprehensive approach that prioritizes building more homes for rent and ownership. Unfortunately, Assembly Bill 1482 does […]