It is a Good Time to Pave the Roads if We Listen & Stay at Home
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to isolate at home means citizens should take the opportunity to catch up with reading, TV viewing, walks and spending time with family. Assuming people adhere to the governor’s order—more on that in a moment–there is an opportunity for government as well—with little traffic it’s a good time to pave the […]
LA City Council Wants to Run Businesses During Economic Crisis
The current global health crisis has ushered in a rapid recession which is decimating the economy, jobs and businesses. In the midst of this global health crisis, the Los Angeles City Council will meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 to adopt several emergency measures. Two of the measures will dictate how employers can react to […]
Newsom, Trump: more beds, masks, equipment ahead for coronavirus
As California braced for an onslaught of desperately ill coronavirus patients, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans over the weekend to open two new hospitals, and President Donald Trump said the federal government will ship a number of mobile hospital units to the state, pay for National Guard deployments and deploy the San Diego-based naval hospital […]
Cannabis Consumer Policy Conference a Great First Step
We are in an era when government no longer wants to arrest cannabis users—it wants to protect them. To do this correctly, four things must be achieved: ▪ Cannabis purchases are from licensed and regulated stores ▪ Products are lab-tested and safe ▪ Sellers are properly educated on what it is they’re selling ▪ Cannabis […]
Polls, Politics and the Virus
The latest episode of Inside Golden State Politics. the podcast by Bill Boyarsky and Sherry Bebitch Jeffe is a mixed bag: Polls, politics and the virus. We comment on the irrelevance of polling in this traumatic time. We note the leadership being displayed by the governors, singling out California’s Gavin Newsom and New York’s Andrew […]