Business Bets on Democrats to GOP Chagrin
From the business perspective is the top two primary working out as hoped? Looking at the lineup of 28 same party run-offs, mostly Democratic contests
Joel Fox
July 21, 2016
As I Wrote in 1991—Don’t Tax Newspapers
Reading Jim Miller’s Sacramento Bee report that newspapers may soon see the end of a sales tax imposed on them during the early 1990s recession brought
Joel Fox
July 20, 2016
California at GOP Convention
There is one place that the influence and power of California–the home of the sixth largest economy in the world, cultural icons and high tech
Joel Fox
July 18, 2016
The Politics of the Greenhouse Gas Law Extension
The California Air Resources Board set a match to controversy this week suggesting that the board could push the cap-and-trade deadline for funding greenhouse gas
Joel Fox
July 15, 2016
R.I.P. Sharon Runner
State Senator Sharon Runner was a passionate public servant who served her community in many capacities. Sharon Runner passed away yesterday at age 62. She
Joel Fox
July 15, 2016
Pensions and Taxes
In January 2015, the Manhattan Institute’s Steve Malanga, writing in the Wall Street Journal about public pension costs gulping down tax raises, quoted me saying that
Joel Fox
July 14, 2016
Long SF Ballot Looking for More Liberals. Really?
Hard to believe but a potentially long San Francisco ballot in November is being driven by the expectation of a more liberal electorate. Excuse me,
Joel Fox
July 13, 2016
A Back Door Way to Tax Business
A parcel tax for parks and perhaps another for relieving homelessness is coming to a head in Los Angeles County with efforts to tax property
Joel Fox
July 12, 2016
Police Shootings, Shooting Police—Broken Trust
The only Californian on President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing said we know exactly what to do to confront and correct the dire
Joel Fox
July 11, 2016