Loren Kaye on Fox & Hounds

• How to sabotage a recovery: Raise taxes August 5, 2020
  Even before Covid-19, many Californians were struggling with the high cost of living here. The long-time willingness of many Californians to pay the “sunshine tax” premium for living in a state with great weather, universities, entrepreneurial culture, and lifestyle has eroded in the face of high costs of daily life.    Things have gone from bad […]
• Help small businesses recover by pausing the annual minimum wage hike July 20, 2020
  Small businesses have suffered a severe setback from the recent, understandable public health actions by state and local leaders to reimpose restrictions on commerce involving public gathering. These small businesses, especially restaurants, hospitality, tourism, entertainment and personal services, also employ many low-skilled, low-wage workers, often in entry-level jobs on the lower rungs of the economic […]
• Too Soon for Taxes in State Budget June 12, 2020
  Despite facing a June 15 deadline to pass a state budget, Governor Newsom and legislative leaders are, prudently, deferring a number of major fiscal decisions until they receive better information on the intention of Congress on state assistance and the actual level of state income tax payments that were deferred for three months. Given those […]
• Remote Voting by the Legislature should be Narrowly Framed May 29, 2020
  Most of us have logged onto a Zoom call or Teams meeting or Facebook happy hour. But what about remote voting – by the Legislature, anyway? What would have seemed absurd in January is now under serious consideration: a proposal to enshrine in the State Constitution protocols for Senators and Assembly Members to vote on […]
• Here are 6 things the Legislature can do to help California recover from economic devastation May 21, 2020
  The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the California economy, especially public-facing businesses. Entertainment – including motion pictures, television, live shows and theme parks – restaurants, accommodations and retail sectors have been laid waste, evaporating thousands of jobs.  Few states depend on this sector as does California. Tourism, hospitality and retail also are the very sectors that […]