Business & Economics

Business & Economics

The Writers Strike and Jay Leno’s Monologue

I am an economist, not a lawyer, and so I won’t comment on the validity of the union claim. Leno is a member of the Guild, and could very well be contractually bound in such matters (though NBC predictably challenges this claim). On the other hand, even if something might ...
Business & Economics

California Lights the Way: Legislature Could Become Global Internet Regulator

Last week Governor Schwarzenegger created a new state agency to help Californians protect their personal information online. With more than one million cases of identity theft reported in California last year, the Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection will serve as a valuable educational resource to help residents stem ...
Government Spending

Emergency Room “Crisis”: An Onion With Many Layers

The California Hospital Association has come on board Governor Schwarzenegger’s and Speaker Nuñez’ Health Reform Deforminator Model ABX1 1 – provided much of the cash thrown off the whirlygig of taxing and spending lands in its members’ coffers. Those in favor of more government spending on health care have succeeded ...
Business & Economics

KGO-AM Radio: Josh Treviño’s interview with Ronn Owens – California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007

KGO-AM Radio Interview: The Ronn Owen’s Show – PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.” KGO-AM Radio – Ronn Owens Show, San Francisco, January 2, 2008 PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.”
Business & Economics

The Gender Card and the Highest Glass Ceiling

No sooner do we report the latest foolishness on the “glass ceiling” than it pops up again, this time from someone who wants a rather important job — President of the United States. “In so many ways, this all-women’s college prepared me to compete in the all-boys’ club of presidential ...
Business & Economics

Mayor Newsom’s Wi-Fi Flip-Flop

The city’s most recent muni Wi-Fi project collapsed in August when Earthlink concluded that the network was not financially viable. As city officials reeled from this defeat, a small Mountain View-based start-up quietly embarked on a unique experiment. Much like another well-known company in Mountain View, Meraki Networks grew out ...
Business & Economics

State’s economy at year’s beginning

State lawmakers convening on Monday in Olympia will not have to rely on staff reports to tell them how bad the economy is, the evidence is all around them. A few reports they would be wise to read, however, are four released last year that examine the underbelly of the ...
Business & Economics

The Writers Strike and Jay Leno’s Monologue

I am an economist, not a lawyer, and so I won’t comment on the validity of the union claim. Leno is a member of the Guild, and could very well be contractually bound in such matters (though NBC predictably challenges this claim). On the other hand, even if something might ...
Business & Economics

California Lights the Way: Legislature Could Become Global Internet Regulator

Last week Governor Schwarzenegger created a new state agency to help Californians protect their personal information online. With more than one million cases of identity theft reported in California last year, the Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection will serve as a valuable educational resource to help residents stem ...
Government Spending

Emergency Room “Crisis”: An Onion With Many Layers

The California Hospital Association has come on board Governor Schwarzenegger’s and Speaker Nuñez’ Health Reform Deforminator Model ABX1 1 – provided much of the cash thrown off the whirlygig of taxing and spending lands in its members’ coffers. Those in favor of more government spending on health care have succeeded ...
Business & Economics

KGO-AM Radio: Josh Treviño’s interview with Ronn Owens – California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007

KGO-AM Radio Interview: The Ronn Owen’s Show – PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.” KGO-AM Radio – Ronn Owens Show, San Francisco, January 2, 2008 PRI’s Josh Treviño is interviewed regarding “California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007.”
Business & Economics

The Gender Card and the Highest Glass Ceiling

No sooner do we report the latest foolishness on the “glass ceiling” than it pops up again, this time from someone who wants a rather important job — President of the United States. “In so many ways, this all-women’s college prepared me to compete in the all-boys’ club of presidential ...
Business & Economics

Mayor Newsom’s Wi-Fi Flip-Flop

The city’s most recent muni Wi-Fi project collapsed in August when Earthlink concluded that the network was not financially viable. As city officials reeled from this defeat, a small Mountain View-based start-up quietly embarked on a unique experiment. Much like another well-known company in Mountain View, Meraki Networks grew out ...
Business & Economics

State’s economy at year’s beginning

State lawmakers convening on Monday in Olympia will not have to rely on staff reports to tell them how bad the economy is, the evidence is all around them. A few reports they would be wise to read, however, are four released last year that examine the underbelly of the ...
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