By Jim Puzzanghera in the Los Angeles Times February 9, 2016 Optimism about the economy by U.S. small-business owners slipped last month to a nearly two-year low as concerns about slowing growth led to projections for fewer sales, according to … Continue reading
By Michael Cabanatuan at SF Gate February 9, 2016 Having two people in your car, or a low-emissions decal, won’t be enough to get you into the new carpool lane on Interstate 580. By the end of the month, when … Continue reading
By Terry Jones in Investor’s Business Daily February 5, 2016 President Obama is set to propose a $10-a-barrel tax on oil, supposedly to fund a “21st century clean transportation system.” In reality, it’s a tax that will hit working Americans … Continue reading
By Orange County Register Editorial in The Orange County Register February 7, 2016 The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation recently held a 90-minute hearing on the California high-speed rail project that was intended to provide oversight, … Continue reading
By Dan Walters in The Sacramento Bee February 7, 2016 There’s a new skirmish in California’s perpetual – and perpetually hyperbolic – conflict over development along the state’s 1,000-mile-long coastline. Environmental groups are in a dither over reports that a … Continue reading
By Jon Coupal at Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association February 7, 2016 Even if one lives in a cave, it’s hard to avoid the publicity surrounding the high profile presidential debates that are a reminder that this is an election year. … Continue reading
By Susan Shelley in LA Daily News February 2, 2016 There was disappointing news recently for fans of higher sales taxes. Ridership on public transportation in Southern California is declining. There are fewer passenger boardings on the Metro system now … Continue reading
By Jeremy B. White in The Sacramento Bee February 2, 2016 For a conference aimed at world leaders who were seeking to forge a climate deal, the Paris climate conference sure attracted a lot of state politicians. Gov. Jerry Brown talked up … Continue reading
By Joaquin Palomino in the San Francisco Chronicle January 29, 2016 Despite being in the heart of Silicon Valley, Vasili Triant couldn’t keep his midsize cloud-computing company, LiveOps Cloud, staffed. Jobs would open, but not enough qualified applicants would apply. … Continue reading
By Andrew McGall in the Contra Costa Times January 30, 2016 Tax propositions might rain down on Bay Area residents like an El Niño downpour this year as cities, counties, school districts and agencies try to persuade voters to pay … Continue reading