Could a ballot measure gut California’s film/TV tax credit?
SACRAMENTO — Eager to negotiate a measure off the 2024 ballot that would make it harder to raise taxes, unions are…
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CALMATTERS: Why California regulators have to protect both consumers and company profits | Columns
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Southern Pacific Railroad wielded almost total control over California’s politics, angering…
CALMATTERS: California wants to be carbon-neutral by 2045. What does that mean for its big economic drivers? | Columns
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, flew more 6,000 miles to Rome this month to deliver a brief speech on climate change…
CALMATTERS: California Supreme Court weighs two cases that could limit the ballot initiative process | Columns
Seven years ago, California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the…
Job growth in California lags; unemployment remains highest in U.S.
California posted another month of anemic job growth in April, keeping the state’s unemployment rate the highest in the country,…
New York counts on a post-strike comeback for TV and film production
New York City — Pat Swinney Kaufman may have enough ceremonial shovels in her office to start her own small construction…
CALMATTERS: California restaurants shouldn’t be shocked law banning ‘junk fees’ applies to them | Columns
Last Friday, a friend and I met at a chain restaurant in Sacramento for our customary weekly lunch. Both of…
CALMATTERS: Lagging revenue continues to drive California budget deficit as deadline nears | Columns
As the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2024-25 state budget approaches, the good news for Gov. Gavin Newsom…
CALMATTERS: Key questions about California’s budget deficit remain unanswered as deadlines loom | Columns
The must-follow website this month among California’s politicians, bureaucrats and interest group lobbyists is the “California Personal Income Tax Daily…
CALMATTERS: If Newsom truly follows the science, why not adopt the ‘science of reading’ in California schools? | Columns
When COVID-19 struck California four years ago and people started dying, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency and assumed unilateral…