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Downbeat Seattle minimum-wage study targeted by UC Berkeley labor center

In 2013, to shore up support for a plan to rapidly increase Seattle’s minimum wage, city leaders agreed to let a team of University of Washington researchers have access to troves of confidential payroll information so they could evaluate whether

Expert questions tax agency’s push for space launch taxes

Chris Reed May 10, 2017

One of the world’s leading experts on the commercialization of space questions the California Franchise Tax Board’s move to make the Golden State the first to impose state taxes on private space launch and tourism firms. John Logsdon, co-founder of

Confusion on CA housing market brings flurry of legislation

James Poulos April 13, 2017

Debate over California’s housing situation ratcheted up amid conflicting data and a flurry of new legislation designed to mitigate high prices and low supply. Analysts have separated into two camps around Golden State real estate, one more bullish than the

California sees new ICE raids and immigration arrests

James Poulos February 21, 2017

New Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have rolled out across Southern California, roiling state officials and triggering rumors of broader actions. But though the Trump administration has focused on expanding the scope and strength of enforcement, the current raids trace back

Scandal-shrouded CHP figure now Virginia police chief

Chris Reed February 10, 2017

Former California Highway Patrol Commissioner Mike Brown — a person of interest in several CHP scandals and mysteries — was installed Jan. 16 as police chief in Alexandria, Virginia, an affluent suburb of the nation’s capital. Brown, 61, resigned the

Is lack of competition leading to costly electricity glut?

Steven Greenhut February 7, 2017

SACRAMENTO – A top California utility official once quipped that he was one of the few executives in the country who earned a profit merely by remodeling his office. He was referring to the way the state’s regulated utility system

More Californians would support CA secession

James Poulos January 27, 2017

More Californians — but slightly fewer Americans — would support the Golden State’s withdrawal from the Union, according to a new poll feeding attention around a nascent movement to achieve a lawful, peaceful secession. “About 32 percent of Californians

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 27

CalWatchdog Staff January 27, 2017

Texas shows CA the way in fighting Washington Legislators want to battle “fake news” Property insurance on the rise? Environmental laws probably can’t block Trump’s wall Law may be against Trump on sanctuary cities Good morning! TGIF. It’s all Trump,

Demographers eye no-growth future for California

James Poulos January 6, 2017

Driven by rising out-migration and falling birth rates, California’s population growth has stalled, leading analysts to consider a possible forecast of a so-called “no-growth” period in the future. Although Americans nationwide have been flooding south and west for years,

Insiders see Raiders’ exit from Oakland as inevitable

Chris Reed December 16, 2016

As CalWatchdog reported earlier this week, the San Diego Chargers are much closer to moving to Los Angeles, having gotten the formal blessing of team owners at a meeting in Irving, Texas, to leave if they choose by the Jan.