Commentary
California
Healthy San Francisco Access Plan: Mostly Illegal, Popularity Dwindling
At the end of last year, a federal judge ruled that the San Francisco Health Access Plan’s “pay or play” mandate (that employers provide health benefits or pay a tax of $1.17 to $1.76 per hour per worker) violated ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act) and tossed it out. ...
Commentary
California Sues EPA Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions
EPA stresses national solution to national issue (Chicago, Illinois – January 3, 2008) On Wednesday, January 2, California, along with 15 other states, sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging EPA unlawfully rejected California’s request to regulate automotive greenhouse gas emissions more stringently than national standards. Attorney Generals vs the ...
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.”
Commentary
Leap Year for UC Categorical Imperative
In 2008 the University of California will increase the number of officially recognized Asian categories from eight to 23, nearly a three-fold increase. UC administrators and various student groups hail the move as a milestone of diversity and aid to outreach. That remains dubious but the plan confirms that the ...
Commentary
Like Romney Before Him, Schwarzenegger Has Been Hoodwinked
Much as I hate to admit it, those of us who believe that patients should control the dollars spent on their health care do not hold the high ground in California. Actually, I think only the Endangered Species Act keeps us alive! The real “struggle” is between those who want ...
Commentary
CDHC Drives State-Level Policy Changes
In an effort to help consumers comparison-shop, several states are now pushing hospitals to disclose their price lists for various procedures–a move that is being prompted by the growth of consumer-driven health care. Three states–Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Oregon–have taken the lead. New Hampshire discloses the median amount that specific ...
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 ...
Commentary
Why so many teachers are quitting, and how to win them back
More than six million California children returned to school this fall, but about 25,000 of their teachers likely will not return next year if recent attrition trends hold. Nearly every U.S. president since Harry Truman has proposed teacher recruitment plans. State leaders have introduced countless programs as well, including California ...
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 ...
Healthy San Francisco Access Plan: Mostly Illegal, Popularity Dwindling
At the end of last year, a federal judge ruled that the San Francisco Health Access Plan’s “pay or play” mandate (that employers provide health benefits or pay a tax of $1.17 to $1.76 per hour per worker) violated ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act) and tossed it out. ...
California Sues EPA Regarding Greenhouse Gas Emissions
EPA stresses national solution to national issue (Chicago, Illinois – January 3, 2008) On Wednesday, January 2, California, along with 15 other states, sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging EPA unlawfully rejected California’s request to regulate automotive greenhouse gas emissions more stringently than national standards. Attorney Generals vs the ...
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.”
Leap Year for UC Categorical Imperative
In 2008 the University of California will increase the number of officially recognized Asian categories from eight to 23, nearly a three-fold increase. UC administrators and various student groups hail the move as a milestone of diversity and aid to outreach. That remains dubious but the plan confirms that the ...
Like Romney Before Him, Schwarzenegger Has Been Hoodwinked
Much as I hate to admit it, those of us who believe that patients should control the dollars spent on their health care do not hold the high ground in California. Actually, I think only the Endangered Species Act keeps us alive! The real “struggle” is between those who want ...
CDHC Drives State-Level Policy Changes
In an effort to help consumers comparison-shop, several states are now pushing hospitals to disclose their price lists for various procedures–a move that is being prompted by the growth of consumer-driven health care. Three states–Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Oregon–have taken the lead. New Hampshire discloses the median amount that specific ...
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 ...
Why so many teachers are quitting, and how to win them back
More than six million California children returned to school this fall, but about 25,000 of their teachers likely will not return next year if recent attrition trends hold. Nearly every U.S. president since Harry Truman has proposed teacher recruitment plans. State leaders have introduced countless programs as well, including California ...
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 ...
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 ...
