Opportunity Zones: Will They Deliver on Their Promise?
From the 1980s through the early 2000s, California had an array of designated areas to develop economic opportunity in under-performing areas. The state’s four types […]
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State Sales and Use Taxes to be Administered by New Tax Entities
In the wake of the Legislature, restructuring the Board of Equalization through AB 102 (Committee on Budget) Chapter 16 of 2017, the “Taxpayer Transparency and […]
Education Disconnect: Businesses Seeking Lessons Not Taught
February 2018 – One of the factors that goes into making California competitive in the global marketplace is to ensure that California businesses are able […]
Public Unions Facing A Legal Threat
February 2018 – Public-sector unions have long drawn the ire of budget conscious lawmakers who have had to combat calls for higher public employee pay […]
Have Policies Broken California’s Economic Engine?
February 2018 – California’s tax policies impact both the individual as well as their employer – it has created a burdensome system which negatively impacts […]
Toy Store Bankruptcy and Closures Show Familiar Pattern
January 2018 – Toys “R” Us, the large US toy retailer, has announced plans to close 182 of its stores nationwide – 24 in California […]
Off-Shore Oil Drilling Counters California’s History
January 2018 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke unveiled a draft proposal in early January 2018, to permit drilling in most U.S. continental-shelf waters. The proposal […]
Age Discrimination: Real and Ill-Legal
January 2018 – Recent rampant lay-offs and “restructuring” have left many out-of-work through no fault of their own. Frequently well-skilled individuals attempting to re-enter the […]
CA AG Requires Employers to Avoid Cooperating With Federal Law Enforcement
January 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) said Thursday that businesses will face legal repercussions, including fines of upto $10,000 if they assist […]
Could Space Transport Company Taxes Force Them to Move?
January 2018 – In a move to counter a space transportation tax imposed by the state’s Franchise Tax Board in 2017. Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) […]