Gordon Webster, Jr.
What happens when you squeeze small businesses to cover a budget deficit that never happens? The answer (at least in
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Read more »California voters narrowly passed Proposition 19 last year, which was sold a way to help seniors, disabled people and wildfire
Read more »As anyone who watches the legislature in Sacramento knows, Proposition 13 is under constant attack. While also protecting against property
Read more »The announcement today that California is looking to end its Covid-19 business restrictions come June 15 is certainly welcome. It
Read more »Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation to bring meaningful relief to Californians experiencing pandemic hardships. This includes $2.1 billion for
Read more »The first line in a recent alert from the California Chamber of Commerce is tongue-in-cheek, but clearly represents how things
Read more »Gov. Gavin Newsom has been many things during this pandemic — bold, cautious, decisive, foolish — but one thing he
Read more »While the business community doesn’t have high expectations from the state Legislature as it starts its newest term, one state
Read more »The California economy dodged a bullet when the Prop. 15 payroll tax initiative failed on the November ballot. But with
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