Monday, February 13, 2017

Does Equality of Opportunity Study Suggest Community College Should Be Free?

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An op-ed in today's Sacramento Bee uses the Equality of Opportunity study to argue that the state should make community college and the...
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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Another view of the Northern California Mega-region

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Another recent study has analyzed mega-regions in the U.S.  T his one is from Dartmouth with some cool graphics.   It imagines what U.S. st...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Economic Forecast: Slowdown Not a Downturn

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Headline on the front page of today's Stockton Record could cause some confusion and concern. The forecast is for a slowdown in gr...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

For affordable housing, should we subsidize rent payments or subsidize the construction of rent restricted units?

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Today's Sacramento Bee includes an op-ed touting AB 71 , which would end the mortgage interest reduction for second homes and redirect ...
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Thursday, January 12, 2017

What Should My Family Do With Our L.L. Bean Gift Cards After Trump's Latest Tweet?

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I have a small personal connection to one of President-elect Trump's latest tweets, and it also provides a good discussion topic for my ...
Monday, January 2, 2017

Final WaterFix EIR/EIS Shifts Incremental Water Supplies from Central Valley Project (Farms) to State Water Project (Cities)

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I spent some of my holiday break reviewing the recently released Final EIR/EIS for the California WaterFix.  My goodness, that is a long and...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Income Growth Very Strong Across all Northern California Metro Areas in 2015, But Large Disparities Between the Metros Remain

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The Northern California mega-region ranked extremely high in per-capita income growth in 2015 according to the latest data from the BEA.  As...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Thoughts on the Economy and President Trump

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Below is what I wrote in the Center's economic forecast about 6 weeks ago .  It still reflects my thoughts. If Donald Trump is elect...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

How can a $6.5 billion farm subsidy to Central Valley farmers provide no benefit to Valley farms and the Valley economy? When it is used to subsidize the delta tunnels.

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For my detailed comments on last fall's Brattle analysis,   reported by the AP today ,  see the memo I wrote  that is posted on Restore ...
Friday, September 9, 2016

I wonder if all Modesto residents are really opposed to a regional airport?

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Through the Center of Business and Policy Research, I have been involved in studies of the North San Joaquin Valley which have identified op...
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Farm Revenue Drops as Labor Costs Rise: Is the Era of Record Farm Profits Over?

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Two interesting news stories about California agriculture this week.  First,  initial estimates for 2015 farm revenue show revenues dropped ...
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Thursday, August 25, 2016

It Is Strange To Be Accused of Bias By WaterFix Supporters for Following The Information in Their Own Documents and Applications for Project Approval

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The response from opponents to the benefit-cost report is both predictable and a little bit strange. Someone from the Department of Water ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Benefit-Cost Analysis of the WaterFix

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Earlier today, the Center released a benefit-cost analysis of the California Water Fix.  Last year, state officials said they would release ...
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