The pace is picking up in the debate between Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposals and the California enterprise zone program.
On Friday, Assemblyman and Chair of the Assembly Jobs Committee V. Manuel Perez unveiled three related bills to reform certain aspects of the enterprise zone program. Perez is a strong supporter of enterprise zones and the proposed legislation seeks to preserve them in California. (more…)
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Dennis Donohue , Mayor of Salinas California, published a guest commentary today in the Monterey County Herald stating his opposition to Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate California’s enterprise zone program and redevelopment agencies. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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Candidates Sharron Runner (Republican) and Darren W. Parker (Democrat) participated in a televised debate yesterday — part of their campaign for California State Senate District 17. The seat was recently left empty when former Senator George Runner (Sharron Runner’s husband) won his bid for membership on the State Board of Equalization. (more…)
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Bill Allen, President and Chief Executive of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. has a column in Fox & Hounds Daily today offering sound arguments for preserving California’s Enterprise Zone program. I recommend reading the entire piece. The following are illustrative. (more…)
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George Runner, former State Senator and recently elected member of the CA Board of Equalization released a pertinent response to Governor Jerry Brown’s state of the state speech yesterday. (more…)
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I send you my sincere apology for an error I made in today’s earlier post. California Assemblyman Cameron Smyth is a Republican not a Democrat.
Earlier today, I passed along some quotes from Assemblyman Smyth’s article in Fox & Hounds Daily expressing his support of the California enterprise zone program. Here’s some additional links if you would like to explore his views further. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
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California Assemblyman Cameron Smyth published an article today in Fox and Hounds Daily making strong arguments for maintaining California’s enterprise zone program. Smyth, a Republican, is Chairman of the Assembly Local Government Committee and represents the state’s 38th Assembly District, which includes the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley and Glendale.
A few quotes:At a time when we should be doing everything in our power to stimulate economic growth, Governor Brown has proposed extending tax increases and eliminating tax credits. Rather than figuring out how to attract businesses to California, these actions will do everything short of packing the moving vans for them.
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The following is the text of a letter I sent today to California Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez, expressing my general support for reforming California’s enterprise zone program and restoring some stability to businesses affected by the zones. (more…)
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George Runner, former State Senator and the newest elected member of the CA Board of Equalization, published a striking opinion piece in the Fox & Hounds Daily, today. According to Runner, Governor Jerry Brown’s budget is foolish. (more…)
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Mario Conde published a piece in the Tribune Weekly Chronicle today that includes more details about Assemblyman V. Manuel Perez’ views on reforming California’s Enterprise Zone program.
We still don’t have specifics, although Assemblyman Perez made general reference to ideas developed last year by Assembly’s committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy – a committee Perez chairs. (more…)PUBLISHED IN
