Cheers for Gov. Brown on Worker’s Comp Reform
Governor Jerry Brown signed workers comp legislation yesterday that he was able to steer through the legislature at the end of the session in a
Joel Fox
September 19, 2012
Facebook May be Down But Apple and Amazon Could Boost California
The high tech/Internet savior for the depleted California budget that wasn’t Facebook – at least not yet. California budget writers were so excited at the
Joel Fox
September 17, 2012
The Time for Reform is Now … and SBAC is Going to Help
The name of the No on Proposition 30 committee, of which I am a co-chairman, is Californians for Reforms and Jobs, Not Taxes. The name
Joel Fox
September 14, 2012
Cal Chamber’s Neutral Position on Prop 30 Won’t “Clear the Way”
Governor Jerry Brown yesterday declared that the decision by the California Chamber of Commerce to stay neutral on his tax measure, Proposition 30, is “basically
Joel Fox
September 12, 2012
Where’s the Governor on November’s Ballot Reforms?
While Governor Jerry Brown has been thumping his chest over a number of reforms he supported that made it through the legislature in the last
Joel Fox
September 11, 2012
School Districts Need to Do the Math Before Jumping in these CABs
General obligation bonds cost taxpayers more than their face value, but ten times more? A payment ten times the face value of a bond can
Joel Fox
September 6, 2012
US Chamber Promotes “California Comeback”
In discussions on new policy directions for California, some try to impress by citing California’s economy as the ninth strongest in the world. That might
Joel Fox
September 5, 2012
Business vs. Taxpayer Groups and the Soda Tax
You would think that large taxpayer advocacy groups would rush to oppose a tax on soda as proposed by a couple of California cities. Success
Joel Fox
September 4, 2012
Poll: Yes to Public Pension Reform, No to State Run Private Workers Pensions
Only a couple of days after the release of Governor Jerry Brown’s pension reform proposal, the California Business Roundtable-Pepperdine University School of Public Policy bi-weekly
Joel Fox
August 31, 2012