May 3, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Do we care whether there is a consensus about what to do with the so-called natural resources of the Sacramento Delta among scientists and interest group “stakeholders” in California? The Public Policy Institute of California thinks so with a new study funde...
Posts Tagged ‘Public Policy Institute of California’Legitimacy, not consensus, is key to Delta modernizationFriday, May 3rd, 2013Do 57 percent really want higher CA property taxes?Friday, February 1st, 2013Feb. 1, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi A new public opinion poll reported 57 percent of all California “adults” would favor lowering the majority threshold required to pass “local school parcel taxes.” But only property owners -- not all “adult” residents -- can vote for a parcel tax in ... PPIC poll ignores big drop in support for Brown’s taxWednesday, May 30th, 2012May 30, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi A recent California opinion poll selectively reports data only in favor of Gov. Brown’s tax increase proposal on the November 2012 ballot. Conversely, it ignores data indicating growing opposition to Brown’s package of income and sales tax increases. The M... I Predicted No $4 Billion Rev. BoostMonday, August 8th, 2011 John Seiler: All along this year's state budget farce, I predicted that the state was not going to get the extra $4 billion the phony budget anticipated from a strong economic recovery. My reason: There was no recovery. Just a week ago I noted: The 2011-12 budget passed by the Democrats in th... PPIC Downplays Bad CA Biz ClimateMonday, April 18th, 2011 APRIL 18, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI You can’t eat California’s mild weather, but you can tax it. That seems to be the consensus online opinion of the average Joe and Jane about a study released last week that concluded that California’s weather assets offset the many negative ratings abou... |