Business and Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Decision
The issue of how business will fare, respond or be affected by President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Change Agreement
Joel Fox
June 2, 2017
Single-payer, Many Taxes
Working through all the numbers, complications and uncertainties of a single payer plan will take time—more time than the legislature has before making a final
Joel Fox
June 1, 2017
Obscure State Fund Takes Center Stage…Again
An obscure state fund, the Pooled Money Investment Fund, has taken center stage in California’s political theater with a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown to
Joel Fox
May 31, 2017
Prop 54 Supporters Prepared to Defend 72-hour rule in Court
The key provision of Proposition 54, a constitutional amendment voters passed by a two-to-one margin last November, is about to be tested in the legislature
Joel Fox
May 30, 2017
Prop 13: Headline Grabber does not Reflect Reality
“Voters May Reconsider Prop 13,” reads part of the headline on the press release about the new Hoover Institution Golden State Poll. However, read the poll
Joel Fox
May 26, 2017
How to Solve CA Problems? Why Obligate/Tax/Regulate Business, Of Course!
With the revelation that the cost of a single payer health care system in California at $400 billion would dwarf the state budget, an analysis
Joel Fox
May 25, 2017
End Run Around Spending Limit Likely Headed for the Courts
The state’s nearly 40-year-old spending limit law is on the fast track to a date in court. While the state senate budget committee yesterday agreed
Joel Fox
May 24, 2017
Dems Aplenty Running for Gov. What about the Reps?
So many Democrats running for governor, you’ll soon near a scorecard to keep them straight. Is there room for a Republican in the governor’s race
Joel Fox
May 23, 2017
Measuring the Gas Tax Increase Backlash
How hot is the anger over the gas tax increase? It may be a bit early to measure in full the backlash on the gas
Joel Fox
May 19, 2017