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Region’s tech firms debate online tax laws

By   /  Friday, June 17th, 2011  /  Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Region’s tech firms debate online tax laws

Area firms are lining up on both sides of the online retail tax debate.

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Editorial: Don’t punt on prisons

By   /  Friday, May 27th, 2011  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Don’t punt on prisons

We need fiscally sound and lasting prison reform.

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What the gov’s ego trip meant for CA

By   /  Friday, May 20th, 2011  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on What the gov’s ego trip meant for CA

The Governator era suddenly it looks like one big ego trip.

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Editorial: New generation sets challenge for Congress

By   /  Monday, May 16th, 2011  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: New generation sets challenge for Congress

With graduation season in full swing, it may be instructive to take a look at how the next generation of civic and business leaders views the current state of play in politics. Suffice it to say, that view is dim. A report from the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, a think tank located at the Read More →

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Editorial: Never count out an American comeback

By   /  Friday, May 6th, 2011  /  Editorials  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Never count out an American comeback

Anyone who’s attempted to run a business of any size during the past decade knows just how difficult the role of entrepreneur can be. In addition to the peculiar difficulties of operating in California, there has been a persistent backdrop of bad news — the dot-bomb fiasco, the housing bubble, the housing collapse, the ongoing Read More →

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Editorial: Coming stealth crisis — rising unemployment costs for you

By   /  Friday, April 29th, 2011  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Coming stealth crisis — rising unemployment costs for you

If you think, as most of us do, that all that’s needed to fix California’s problems is a deal between Gov. Jerry Brown and the Republican minority in the Legislature, think again. Beyond the budget, a perennial circus show that crowds the middle ring of state politics, there are myriad problems that plague the Golden Read More →

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Puzder gets last word at Austin talk

By   /  Friday, April 22nd, 2011  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Puzder gets last word at Austin talk

CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder has kicked off a much-needed debate on making California more competitive.

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