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Latest ‘Wild Thing’ from Sacramento: Lowering Voting Age to 17

I loved the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are when I was a kid.  If I were to write a story about the political version of Where the Wild Things Are, I’d set it on the floor of the State Assembly during the final weeks of the legislative ...
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Celebrating Worker Freedom on Labor Day

On this Labor Day, we salute California’s hard-working men and women with a much-deserved three-day weekend while enjoying the unofficial end of the summer season. This Labor Day, we celebrate the fact that California’s public employees who don’t want to pay for their union’s political agenda, who don’t believe they ...
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2020’s Big Tax Increases Might Not Be the Sure Bet Some Thought They Were

Earlier this year, I wrote about the #Build2020 plan put forward by Assembly Democrats to make it easier to raise taxes at the local level for special taxes and general obligation bonds to pay for things like libraries, hospitals, parks, and other politically-appealing infrastructure projects. This week, the measure was ...
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Despite Some Problems, Americans Should Be Grateful for Current Health Care System

Recently, I had a health scare that sent me to the emergency room for a few hours.  The care that I received at UC Davis Medical Center was excellent. I drove myself to the emergency room at 6:30 in the morning.  Upon registering, I saw a doctor within twenty minutes ...
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CalPERS & CalSTRS Report Lower Than Expected Returns – Is ESG One Reason Why?

CalPERS and CalSTRS – the two largest public employee pension funds in both California and the nation –just announced their annual investment returns for the 2018-19 fiscal year.  Once again, it’s not good news for California taxpayers. Both funds reported that their respective net return of investments came in under ...
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The latest dumb idea from San Francisco – banning plastic water bottles at the airport

San Francisco has most recently been known more for its quality of life problems and lack of affordability than the home of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. You would think that city officials would be doing everything they can to lure both tourists and business travelers back to the ...
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What Will Brexit Mean for the US?

Every other year, I always take a big trip somewhere around the world.  This fall, I’m excited to be traveling to England, Ireland, and Scotland for the first time. As I prepare for my trip, the UK is in the midst of great political turmoil – perhaps more than the ...
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Tim Anaya Joins Commonwealth Club to Discuss Democratic Presidential Debate

Tim Anaya, PRI’s Communications Director, joined the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco to discuss the July 30 Democratic presidential debate.  
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The Next Battle in the Fight for Worker Freedom in California

As PRI has documented extensively, last year’s landmark Janus ruling has not stopped California’s public employee unions from continuing to siphon off dues from disaffected members. Our Kerry Jackson has written that, “long before the Janus ruling was announced, California lawmakers, many of whom have been widely criticized as being ...
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Is the Debate over Future of Work in CA ‘(Expletive) Feudalism All Over Again’?

Perhaps the most controversial bill of this year’s legislative session is legislation responding to last year’s state Supreme Court ruling that has the potential to disrupt how millions of people work in California. In the Dynamex ruling, the Court established a new three-prong test to determine who is an employee ...
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Latest ‘Wild Thing’ from Sacramento: Lowering Voting Age to 17

I loved the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are when I was a kid.  If I were to write a story about the political version of Where the Wild Things Are, I’d set it on the floor of the State Assembly during the final weeks of the legislative ...
Blog

Celebrating Worker Freedom on Labor Day

On this Labor Day, we salute California’s hard-working men and women with a much-deserved three-day weekend while enjoying the unofficial end of the summer season. This Labor Day, we celebrate the fact that California’s public employees who don’t want to pay for their union’s political agenda, who don’t believe they ...
Blog

2020’s Big Tax Increases Might Not Be the Sure Bet Some Thought They Were

Earlier this year, I wrote about the #Build2020 plan put forward by Assembly Democrats to make it easier to raise taxes at the local level for special taxes and general obligation bonds to pay for things like libraries, hospitals, parks, and other politically-appealing infrastructure projects. This week, the measure was ...
Blog

Despite Some Problems, Americans Should Be Grateful for Current Health Care System

Recently, I had a health scare that sent me to the emergency room for a few hours.  The care that I received at UC Davis Medical Center was excellent. I drove myself to the emergency room at 6:30 in the morning.  Upon registering, I saw a doctor within twenty minutes ...
Blog

CalPERS & CalSTRS Report Lower Than Expected Returns – Is ESG One Reason Why?

CalPERS and CalSTRS – the two largest public employee pension funds in both California and the nation –just announced their annual investment returns for the 2018-19 fiscal year.  Once again, it’s not good news for California taxpayers. Both funds reported that their respective net return of investments came in under ...
Blog

The latest dumb idea from San Francisco – banning plastic water bottles at the airport

San Francisco has most recently been known more for its quality of life problems and lack of affordability than the home of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. You would think that city officials would be doing everything they can to lure both tourists and business travelers back to the ...
Blog

What Will Brexit Mean for the US?

Every other year, I always take a big trip somewhere around the world.  This fall, I’m excited to be traveling to England, Ireland, and Scotland for the first time. As I prepare for my trip, the UK is in the midst of great political turmoil – perhaps more than the ...
Multimedia

Tim Anaya Joins Commonwealth Club to Discuss Democratic Presidential Debate

Tim Anaya, PRI’s Communications Director, joined the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco to discuss the July 30 Democratic presidential debate.  
Blog

The Next Battle in the Fight for Worker Freedom in California

As PRI has documented extensively, last year’s landmark Janus ruling has not stopped California’s public employee unions from continuing to siphon off dues from disaffected members. Our Kerry Jackson has written that, “long before the Janus ruling was announced, California lawmakers, many of whom have been widely criticized as being ...
Blog

Is the Debate over Future of Work in CA ‘(Expletive) Feudalism All Over Again’?

Perhaps the most controversial bill of this year’s legislative session is legislation responding to last year’s state Supreme Court ruling that has the potential to disrupt how millions of people work in California. In the Dynamex ruling, the Court established a new three-prong test to determine who is an employee ...
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