The Fourth 100 Days (Trump Briefs: Dec. 16-22/Day 338-349) Week 48
By Michael Hernandez Saturday, December 16 (Day 338): Study: California’s $15 Minimum Wage Will Cost State 400,000 Jobs California’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour could cause the state to lose 400,000 jobs, according to a study released Thursday. The study from the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) conducted an analysis of employment trends […]
Trump’s Fate
by Victor Davis Hanson November 28, 2017 Plenty of people in ‘flyover’ country like not only Trump’s message — and actions — but also Trump, the loudmouth messenger. The political verdict seems out on Trump’s current political future. His supporters have won four special congressional elections. Yet, more recently, Republicans lost more local and state […]
Businesses Joined by Non-Profits in Leaving California for Friendlier States
By Joseph Vranich Friends in economic development agencies and in the site selection consulting world have asked why I haven’t posted anything in quite awhile. My answer is simple: I’ve been exceptionally busy. It certainly isn’t because there aren’t things to write about. Another question I’m usually asked is whether businesses are still leaving […]
What if California’s Government Never Unionized?
By ED RING A story that still makes the rounds in Sacramento is that Governor Jerry Brown, speaking off-the-record to a group of business leaders back around 2009, admitted that the worst political decision of his life was signing legislation to permit public employees to form unions and engage in collective bargaining. Whether or not […]
The Biggest Dupes in the History of the World
By ED RING Last week the California Policy Center released a new study that compared the average full-career government pension to the average annual earnings of a full-time private sector worker. Not surprisingly, at least for anyone paying attention, ex-government workers make 26% more than people make in the private sector who are still working. […]
Ojai Community Bank’s Parent Company OCB Bancorp Finishes a Strong 4th Quarter
OCB Bancorp, parent company of Ojai Community Bank, and divisions — Santa Barbara Community Bank, Ventura Community Bank and Santa Paula Community Bank, reports strong performance for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2016. OCB Bancorp net income was $1.282 million in 2016, an increase of $361,000 or 39% over 2015 results. Return on […]
Economy to continue to underperform — CERF sees downside risks of Trump policies for state
By Matthew Fienup California has long been out of step with the rest of the country. If the election results of November 8 are any indication, California is now walking in a direction all its own. While the country as a whole was registering disgust with the economic and political status quo, California voters seemed […]
Sea level rise – or land subsidence?
Alarmist claims about rising seas inundating coastal areas blame the wrong culprit In his 2006 Inconvenient Truth mockumentary, Al Gore infamously predicted melting ice caps would cause oceans to rise “up to 20 feet” (6.1 meters) “in the near future.” Kevin Costner’s 1995 “action thriller” Water World presumed totally melting planetary ice would almost submerge […]
Cal Lutheran CERF to present VC forecast: Presentation is the last for economist Bill Watkins
The California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting will present its once-a-year Ventura County forecast during a seminar from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Serra Center. Executive Director Bill Watkins will present the county’s forecast for the last time before retiring from Cal Lutheran. In addition to giving the […]
