Homelessness, But Not Hopelessness: San Francisco Can Fix Its Problem
Fox & Hounds | Kerry Jackson
August 14, 2019
The City by the Bay has become an open sewer thanks to a homeless population that has grown 17% since 2017. The question is, what are political leaders going to do about it? The homeless, as well as residents, workers, and visitors, need relief now.
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State and Local Tax Deduction "Makes it Rain" in California, Paid for by Taxpayers in Low Tax States
PRI | Wayne Winegarden
August 15, 2019
"Congress didn’t increase California’s tax burden – Sacramento politicians did. The State and Local Tax deduction encourages California to tax and spend more, subsidized by low-tax states. When Congress capped this special-interest tax break, millions received tax relief. Now Californians knows how much Sacramento’s overspending really costs them."
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CalPERS & CalSTRS Report Lower Than Expected Returns - Is ESG One Reason Why?
Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya
August 12, 2019
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.
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California and a Global Standard for Innovation
Right By the Bay Blog | Bartlett Cleland
August 13, 2019
To miss a beat in the race for greater innovation will have dramatic consequences. As more and more of our nation’s wealth and success is grounded in intellectual property and innovation, the results could be dire for our economy and for US citizens. Not all national policy is made where we think, and yet the implications can be just as far reaching if not more so.
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Will Californians Go Through Withdrawal If They Can't Recycle Plastic Bottles?
Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
August 14, 2019
California, which would like to think of itself as the recycling capital of the universe, has lost its largest bottle and can recycling chain, rePlanet. The company shut down all 284 sites across the state on Aug. 5 and terminated its workforce of as many as 750 employees.
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