Voters anxious about public order and affordability
California voters are anxious. Reports of steady growth and low unemployment cheer political leaders, but voters are disturbed by decaying public order and an unaffordable cost of living, according to a recently released CalChamber poll, The People’s Voice, 2019. Top of mind for voters is the erosion of public order. Central to that perception is […]
An Update on Gubernatorial Actions Prediction
On February 25, on these pages, I made a guess regarding the number of bills that would reach Governor Gavin Newsom’s Desk this Legislative Session, along with the number of measures he would sign and veto. The following is an update on that prediction. You may recall that February 22 was the deadline this year […]
Bring Back Top Gun
Bring back Topgun! By that, I do not mean Top Gun, the cliché-ridden, late-Cold War, Tom Cruise film about Naval aviators in San Diego. That Top Gun is already on its way back with a sequel next year. No, what California really needs back is Topgun, the U.S. Navy’s graduate school for elite fighter pilots […]
It’s Time for California to Put Family-Business Designation into State Law
Family businesses have been the backbone of California’s bustling economy since statehood. I’ve witnessed this firsthand as the proud owner of a family business that dates back to 1931, providing Caterpillar equipment in 16 counties throughout the state — from Merced to Yuba City — for a wide range of customer needs, including heavy construction […]