April 26, 2013 By Dave Roberts There has been discussion by Sacramento politicians in the past year about the need to reform the California Environmental Quality Act in order to remove litigious roadblocks to new development, thereby boosting the state economy. But so far, the Democrats who co...
Posts Tagged ‘California Chamber of Commerce’‘Job killer’ bill could increase CEQA litigationFriday, April 26th, 2013Prop. 13 ‘split roll’ looms: Karma for Chamber of Commerce?Friday, December 7th, 2012Nov. 7, 2012 By Chris Reed For years, the California Chamber of Commerce has had a squishy aversion to confrontation and a comfort level with Sacramento's machine politicians that should inflame any small-government conservative. What has this toadying and willingness to fight against construc... Chamber launches ‘California Comeback’Friday, August 31st, 2012 Aug. 31, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Here's an ad: “California is struggling … badly. Two million people out of work… Huge deficits… High taxes… Over-regulation…" "Instead of creating jobs, politicians increased spending $30 billion since 2008. And bureaucrats put $37 billion in ... Bad news for CA housing recoveryMonday, July 9th, 2012July 9, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- Just as the housing industry is showing signs of recovery, California's Democratic officials have concocted a "solution" that adds regulations and higher costs to the foreclosure process. These are the same officials who can't produce an honest bud... Cal Chamber lists ‘jobs killer’ billsFriday, April 13th, 2012April 13, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Nearly two and a half years into California’s recovery from its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, more than 2 million state residents are officially unemployed. Another 1 million are either underemployed–working part-time or temporary j... CA Launches Green Chemistry InquisitionMonday, February 6th, 2012 FEB. 6, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI No one expects the California Green Chemistry Inquisition. In post-industrial California, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control has launched an inquisition called the Green Chemistry Initiative to determine if there are safer alternatives to th... Will Enviros Bend on CEQA Reform?Saturday, January 28th, 2012 Jan. 28, 2012 CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act, has long been the third rail of politics here in theGoldenState. If a politician dare touch it, he or she is dead to the state’s powerful environmental lobby. Gov. Jerry Brown this week placed environmentalists in a quandary. He r... Socialized Health Care Back From GraveThursday, January 19th, 2012 JAN. 19, 2012 By DAVE ROBERTS Like a bad horror movie in which the monster dies only to come back from the grave, socialized medicine has once again reared its ugly head in California. Not content to wait for Obamacare to kick in, state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, has introduced SB 810. I... Arnold: As Crass and Boorish as EverTuesday, August 9th, 2011 AUGUST 9, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Can it really have happened that California elected an adulterous, conniving, betraying action movie star, who then spent seven years wrecking the state? Maybe it was all a dream, like in his movie, "Total Recall." After hiding out because of the revelations... |