This Is Not the Time for An Austerity Budget in California
The budget should not “shelter in place.” Unfortunately, word went out from the governor’s office that the budget is likely to stand pat, without any new investments or programs. That’s an enormous mistake. And indefensible, given that it’s a mistake that California has seen made twice in recent memory. Indeed, if Gov. Newsom uses this […]
April: The Cruelest Month
April is the cruelest month, and April 2020 will be the cruelest April in decades. Sometime this April the Covid 19 pandemic will possibly explode; with luck it will crest and the “curve flatten”, but no one knows for sure when. Americans have been through terrible Aprils before, but this will be one of the […]
Look Out Californians: We Could Be Next!
The rolling surge of new COVID-19 infections will soon hit Californians as surely as the tides washing up daily on our shores. You can take it to the bank! There is no escape from its deadly onslaught which observes no boundaries. The belated arrival at Los Angeles harbor of the 1,000-bed naval hospital ship “Mercy” […]
Restaurants Rely On Consumers, But What About The Suppliers Who Rely On Restaurants?
People drink wine in times of joy and in times of stress (hello, quarantine) and although we’ve seen a lot of coverage online and social media highlighting the libations people are stocking up on, the smaller, craft, high-quality wineries, distilleries and breweries you don’t find in massive retail chains, are screwed. Really screwed. Boutique wine […]