Commentary
Deceptive Proposed Initiative Would Disrupt Vital Infrastructure Projects in California
At a time when California is running far behind making even the basic investments in maintaining our vital infrastructure, a proposed 2016 ballot measure...
Trade Essential for Economic Growth, Jobs
Making sure U.S. businesses—from light manufacturers to service providers—benefit from higher growth, employment and wages due to increased exporting is key to expanding the...
Top-Two Primary Reform Promising
The recent Institute of Governmental Studies post-election seminar in which I was a panelist produced a few news stories and a mountain of academic...
CalChamber Perspective on Top Two Reform
The recent Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) postelection seminar in which I was a panelist produced a few news stories and a mountain of...
Next Steps for Climate Change Law in State
When Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. spoke to the United Nations Climate Summit last month, he made a strong pitch for state and local...
Yes on Proposition 2 to Prevent Boom-and-Bust California Budgets
Benjamin Franklin said the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. In California, add two more: drought and boom-and-bust tax revenues. What...
Environmental Law Reform: Best Prospect Appears at California Supreme Court
The best prospect for reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is no longer with the Legislature or the Governor, but at the...
An Unhealthy Dependence on the Rich
Upper-income taxpayers are paying the highest share ever of the California personal income tax.
This is good news in good times, but underscores the need...
