It’s Getting Crowded At The Top
“Is that all?” That’s my guess as what would be the modal response from budget pressure groups, disappointed at the Governor’s less than fulsome funding
Loren Kaye
January 10, 2017
California Factors Dampen Upward Mobility For The Poor
Children born to low-income parents in California have slightly higher lifetime earnings than children born to low-income parents in other states – but not because
Loren Kaye
January 6, 2017
California voters also reflect middle class anxiety
Academic researchers from top American universities delivered some dispiriting news last week: Barely half of 30-year-olds earn more than their parents did at a similar age, an enormous
Loren Kaye
December 14, 2016
Little Policy Innovation From Ballot Measures
The laboratories of democracy were relatively quiet last week. Voters in 35 states considered 154 measures on their ballots, but few broke new ground. Even
Loren Kaye
November 15, 2016
More transparency in politics and policy
“Transparency” may be more than just a buzzword come 2017. Proposition 54, teed up for the November ballot, would mandate the Legislature enforce a three-day public notice
Loren Kaye
October 13, 2016
Economic growth has not “decoupled” from CO2 emissions
With the enactment of new climate change regulation through 2030, California leaders are closing ranks to make the economic and business case for more mandates. The new
Loren Kaye
September 26, 2016
Cap and Trade is Easy; it’s the Tax that’s Hard
Governor Brown cited the major deficiency of new climate change legislation at a press conference yesterday, citing cap and trade as the major piece of
Loren Kaye
August 25, 2016
California Has A Slow-Motion Housing Emergency
The state is under-building by tens of thousands of new houses and apartments each year that are needed to meet demand. As a result, home prices and
Loren Kaye
August 16, 2016
Memo to Prop 53 Boosters: Curt Schilling Doesn’t Play for California
Struggling to justify their claims that Proposition 53 plugs a “loophole,” proponents have launched a nationwide search for victims. This would be laughable if the consequences of
Loren Kaye
August 12, 2016