Governor Schwarzenegger

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This week’s leading indicators

January 17th, 2010 · No Comments · News and Information, Opinion, recession, Uncategorized

News about business and the economy from a wide variety of sources. (Click on the headlines to access the entire story from the original source.) From the Los Angeles Times: Obama proposes strong new regulations on banks Obama essentially seeks to return to rules, repealed in 1999, that prevented bank holding companies from owning both [...]

Governor's State of the State identifies jobs as number one priority

January 10th, 2010 · No Comments · California government, economy, government reform, Uncategorized, unemployment

From the LA Times: THE WEEK Six years later, California’s priority is still jobs Schwarzenegger’s last State of the State address was a weary and more realistic echo of his first. By Cathleen Decker January 10, 2010 There was a sobering symmetry between the first State of the State speech offered by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]

Of course, California's leadership has yet to face our biggest challenge

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments · California government, economy, government reform, News and Information, Opinion, recession, Uncategorized, unemployment

LA Times reports: California faces a projected deficit of $21 billion The legislative budget analyst’s projection, to be released Wednesday, threatens to send Sacramento back into gridlock and force across-the-board cuts to state programs By Shane Goldmacher November 17, 2009 | 6:45 p.m. Reporting from Sacramento - Less than four months after California leaders stitched together a patchwork [...]

There is a problem, but Californians don't think it's the Constitution

November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · California government, government reform, News and Information, policy, Uncategorized

The Los Angeles Times reports that a poll of Californians shows voters firmly opposed to Constitutional fixes. Apparently, voters see the problem as lying in those they elected, not the constraints placed upon those elected officials by initiatives, including Proposition 13. Interestingly, voters polled showed very strong opposition to the split roll plan that would [...]

Another call for a Constitutional Convention to address California's problems

September 20th, 2009 · No Comments · California government, Opinion

This time it’s the LA Times: Taming the California beast So many problems, so many competing interests — only rewriting the Constitution will do. It’s not always easy to identify the tentacles that are strangling California and keeping it from fulfilling its promise for 38 million residents. Who wrecked our public school system, which was [...]

California continues to lead

September 18th, 2009 · No Comments · California government, environment, resources, water

A terrific article in The Atlantic delineates California’s leadership in environmental stewardship. ENERGY OCTOBER 2009 ATLANTIC Busted budgets, failing schools, overcrowded prisons, gridlocked government—California no longer beckons as America’s promised land. Except, that is, in one area: creating a new energy economy. But is its path one the rest of the nation can follow? by Ronald Brownstein The [...]

Another voice seeking Constitutional Convention for California

September 7th, 2009 · No Comments · California government, economy, government reform, News and Information, Opinion, Uncategorized

The Star-News’ Larry Wilson came out in favor of examining the state constitution at a Constitutional Convention: Larry Wilson: Time to focus on reform of state’s constitution It’s hard in the midst of a murderous natural disaster to focus on other problems and opportunities. Last week, in the smoke, it was hard to focus [...]

Even sex is having a hard time in this economy

August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · economy, News and Information

It’s a tough market out there when even sexy (and sex related) business have to cut back or search for broader markets. From the Los Angeles Business Journal: Posted date: 8/17/2009 Sex Doesn’t Sell Frederick’s tones down to get on mass-market racks. By DAVID HALDANE Los Angeles Business Journal Staff Linda LoRe, president of Frederick’s [...]

Some indicators

August 16th, 2009 · No Comments · economy, News and Information, recession

LA Times reports trouble at the ports: not enough coming in or going out. Reports say to expect it to take four years for port activity to completely recover. Grim forecast for L.A. and Long Beach ports The busiest U.S. seaport complex won’t fully recover from the economic downturn until 2013, a report says. Imports [...]

Budget deal struck for California

July 21st, 2009 · No Comments · News and Information, Opinion, policy

News reports indicate that yesterday our legislative leaders and governor came to agreement on a budget deal. Indications are it could be voted on by the Assembly on Thursday. Some high points: No big tax increases. The budget depends on deep program cuts. Local governments would lose billions, both in transportation funding and redevelopment monies. [...]

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