By Dan Walters in The Sacramento Bee April 26, 2016 Officially, 1.1 million Californians are unemployed, half as many as the state had during the depths of the Great Recession. However, a new analysis of employment data by the Legislature’s budget adviser … Continue reading
By Ed Rensi at Forbes April 25, 2016 The Service Employees International Union spent 2015 expanding its campaign for a $15 minimum wage to other industries. In recent nationwide protests, the union focused again on its original target: Fast food … Continue reading
By Jack Stewart at California Political Review April 25, 2016 Before raising our glasses to toast this winter’s abundant El Niño rainfall, here’s a sobering thought: Because of deliberate efforts to protect fish by limiting water storage, about half the … Continue reading
By Katy Grimes at Flashreport April 24, 2016 On the heels of the Sacramento Taxpayer Association awarding the bankrupt Sacramento Regional Transit its annual GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD, the Sacramento Bee published a story claiming Regional Transit “may be better than … Continue reading
By Allison Sampite-Montecalvo in The San Diego Union-Tribune April 21, 2016 CHULA VISTA — San Diego Port commissioners have invoked eminent domain on four acres of prime property on Chula Vista’s Bayfront that had been tangled up in prior agreements. Commissioners … Continue reading
By Joel Fox at Fox & Hounds April 21, 2016 The new Public Policy Institute of California Poll confirmed what I have noted here and elsewhere: that the Proposition 30 tax extension starts with an advantage and has a decent chance of … Continue reading
By James Poulos at California Political Review April 22, 2106 Confronted with an impending hike to $15 in the California minimum wage, businesses, labor advocates and political analysts have all begun to shift strategies and tactics. Given current trends, the combined … Continue reading
By Bee staff and news services in The Fresno Bee April 21, 2016 California high-speed rail leaders proposed putting Merced back on the initial route but put off a vote Thursday on a revised business plan to give state officials … Continue reading
By Matt Fleming at Fox & Hounds April 19, 2016 Proponents of a 12-year extension of a temporary tax used to bolster education funding may ask voters to consider the measure prior to a full vetting, with critics demanding accountability. By law, … Continue reading
By Jeremy B. White in The Sacramento Bee April 19, 2016 A California Assembly committee on Tuesday moved to force a public vote on a controversial water conveyance project. The $15.5 billion plan to construct two massive water conveyance tunnels … Continue reading