By Erin Baldassari in East Bay Times May 13, 2016 OAKLAND — A regional transportation commission is floating the idea of adding a 5- or 10-cent gas tax on the November ballot, but some public officials are worried it will … Continue reading
By Taryn Phaneuf at SE Texas Record May 13, 2016 AUSTIN — Texas continues its reign as the best state for business, according to Chief Executive magazine’s latest survey. The annual Best & Worst States for Business survey, announced May … Continue reading
By The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board in The San Diego Union-Tribune May 13, 2016 Proposition 30, the 2012 ballot measure billed as a temporary increase in sales taxes on all Californians and income taxes on the wealthy, passed thanks … Continue reading
By Joel Fox at California Political Review May 12, 2016 Members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have suggested an income tax on millionaires dedicating the money for homelessness relief. Opening the door for local governments to impose … Continue reading
By Chris Redd at California Political Review May 13, 2016 In late 2012, as officials with the California Air Resources Board were refining rules for the state’s nascent cap-and-trade pollution rights program, a huge scandal was unfolding in the European Union. Five … Continue reading
By Andrew Puzder in Los Angeles Daily News May 6, 2016 California recently became the first state to enact a $15 minimum wage, and the business community is stunned. Not by unions pursuing such an increase. They had a $15 … Continue reading
By The Editorial Board in The Los Angeles Daily News May 3, 2016 Despite the ongoing recovery, businesses continue to face challenges in Southern California. The Los Angeles Business Federation’s annual poll of its members is just out and the … Continue reading
By Nate Gartrell in The Mercury News May 6, 2016 OAKLEY — In 1912, an Italian immigrant named Venanzio Del Barba earned enough to buy and open a general store on Main Street after five years of working on the … Continue reading
By Samantha Masunaga in Los Angeles Times May 6, 2016 Jamba Inc., the owner of smoothie company Jamba Juice, will move its headquarters from Emeryville, Calif., to Texas within eight months. The company’s new corporate home will be in Frisco, Texas, about 30 miles north of … Continue reading
By Susan Shelley at California Political Review May 5, 2016 Math is a funny thing. Take averaging, for example. Mark Twain observed that if you have one foot in a bucket of ice and one foot in a bucket of … Continue reading