Trust-busting in the Silicon Valley
The ghost of Teddy Roosevelt and his trust-busting big stick hovers over Silicon Valley as calls for countering the concentrated power of dominate Internet companies
Joel Fox
September 13, 2017
Business Divide on SB 63, More Mandated Employee Leave
When the Assembly passed Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson’s SB 63 expanding California’s family leave program and guarantee job protection the Small Business Majority hailed the
Joel Fox
September 13, 2017
Time to Play Ball with CEQA Reform
SB 798, the bill to give CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) exceptions to a proposed L.A. Clippers sports arena in Inglewood and transportation projects tied
Joel Fox
September 11, 2017
Will the Center Hold? Look to Feinstein
Whether the center of California’s political scale has shifted dramatically will be measured by what happens if Senator Dianne Feinstein faces a challenge if she
Joel Fox
September 7, 2017
DACA Pressure on CA GOP Representatives
“Pressure makes diamonds,” American General George S. Patton said. Pressure brought to bear on the DACA law may finally bring some immigration reform. California’s congressional
Joel Fox
September 6, 2017
The Door Opens for Tax Increases
The California Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that tax limitations imposed by Proposition 218 in 1996 don’t cover taxes enacted by ballot initiatives. Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar wrote in
Joel Fox
September 5, 2017
A Late Bargaining Chip and Other Capitol Thoughts
History is not on the side of Assembly Republicans who want to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to protect the two-thirds vote for special
Joel Fox
August 31, 2017
SB 2’s Tax Hurdle
Senator Toni Atkins’ Senate Bill 2 is focused on one of the gnawing problems eating away at California’s people and economy—affordable housing. Yet, the bill is
Joel Fox
August 30, 2017
Angry Business Voices Ask: “Who’s the Boss?”
Feeling the affects regulations impose on business, angry business leaders attending the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA) inaugural meeting in Los Angeles last week had
Joel Fox
August 28, 2017