Life in California

The economics of football stadiums

CalWatchdog.com has run several stories on the National Football League’s maneuvers with the Los Angeles market, which currently doesn’t have a team. It’s worthwhile to step back a little and consider the economics of sports stadiums, which has been studied thoroughly

Teams call audibles in L.A. NFL game

James Poulos February 25, 2015

NFL fans in Los Angeles have gained a new reason to cheer. Despite strong signals just months ago that pro football wouldn’t come to L.A., some of the most important players circling the project have made bold new moves to pull it off. Foremost

Prop. 47’s drug-law reforms inject controversy

John February 16, 2015

California’s decision to reduce sentences for some drug and property crimes has been heralded as a much needed reform of the criminal justice system. While it’s too soon to know what effect the measure is having on crime, critics charge it could jeopardize

Are millennials being priced out of California?

John December 22, 2014

Are millennials being priced out of California? A recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau analyzing statistics from the latest American Community Survey showed the Millennial Generation is struggling to find full-time employment, obtain affordable housing and reach financial independence. The problems

VIDEO: A CEO’s advice for Gov. Jerry Brown

CalWatchdog Staff December 4, 2014

Innovation is at the core of California’s identity. Now the Golden State needs to embrace innovation to build a better future. The CATO Institute’s John Allison joins Brian Calle to discuss the right ways to reform the state, including privatizing

CA deals Indian casino chaos

James Poulos November 27, 2014

Despite generating huge revenues, California’s Indian casino industry has been dealt some questionable hands. Political interests have begun to swirl like a roulette ball around fresh efforts to legalize internet gambling statewide. But voters have been confronted by unpopular plans to expand brick-and-mortar

VIDEO: Is the pot legalization movement more important than the Tea Party?

CalWatchdog Staff November 10, 2014

California led the way on many fronts, including the legalization of marijuana. Is it time to give pot to needy Californians now? Reason Magazine’s Editor Matt Welch joins CalWatchdog’s James Poulos to talk about the weird world of legalization culture