Universal Basic Income — Just Another Welfare Program That Will Fail
Earlier this year, a universal basic income bill was introduced in the California Assembly. Should it become law, every resident 18 and over would receive $1,000 a month from the public fisc. Now U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is talking about including a guaranteed minimum income in the next round of coronavirus aid legislation. What […]
Misdiagnosing the OC?
LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard and I go back to his days at the Daily Pilot in 1996. He’s enjoyed a great journalistic career since those early days. We spoke for a half-hour last Wednesday, during the noon hour, a day before the Governor’s awkward press conference ordering the closing of Orange County’s beaches. We […]
New Transportation and Housing Plan Needs More Public Review
As residents and businesses find themselves dealing with the impacts of a historic public health and economic crisis, the Southern California Association of Governments is preparing to move forward with a new long-range transportation and housing plan, which will have a substantial impact on Southern California communities over the next 25 years. Governed by an […]
Newsom: State can begin gradual reopening Friday
California is ready to partially reopen major sectors of its economy as early as this Friday, including retail shops and the manufacturers that supply them, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today. Clothing outlets, bookstores, florists and other merchants across the state will be allowed to offer curbside pickup as long as they obey physical distancing guidelines […]