Aquanomics, which covers “the economics of water” finds the major water bill that (finally) passed the legislature to be progress, but “very imperfect” and toothless as is.
More on the bill from the SF Chronicle.
I just got an email from some douche bag by the name of Ben Berkman. Ben Berkman is a douche bag for two reasons. The first- he sent me an email with the subject line ‘are you along for the ride?’ by this abomination of a band called paper tonges. and let me be the first to say that these guys are a bunch of posers. of course- you can tell by just looking at their press photo. I mean- seriously a couple of the guys have sunglasses on. I’ll get to more bashing of them in a second. But- as people- I will say that I have nothing against them and they are probably all cool guys to hang out with. Further more- for me to bash or hate on them for their overnight success would make me a hippocrite. I was in a “put together/ shop to the labels band- all about looks opposed to talent” type situation abut 4 or 5 years ago. In all fairness to paper tongues- their overnight success runs circles around mine- “in the poser band arena anyway”.
Ok back to the bashing. Ben Berkman- is a douche for not only sending me this bull shit, but by being a part of the over campaign as well. In all likelihood- Ben Berkman is either a record executive or the intern at the major that sent me this. Either way- with a name like Berkman- we can all conclude that Mr. Berkman wasn’t necessarily hawking records out of his trunk, touring or sending a Jamie Widder type report to earn any type of cred whatsoever. Anyway- the below link which will take you to the actual link of the “new hit song” that many of you will probably actually like is below.
Paper Tongues – Ride To California.
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Iron Mike hamilton
Forget the left vs. right arguments about why California is collapsing says Urbanophile.
California has simply now outgrown its youth and is now well into its middle age. Like the Rust Belt before it, California is now old. As with people as they age, “chronic lifestyle diseases” hit places too. These are: unfunded liabilities, the end of growth economics, and institutional rigidity, each of which builds on the one before it.
Add to that a gamed and deliberately paralyzed system of government that insures that change is difficult to make. The proposition ballot system has burdened the state with all manner of liabilities and mandates that budget matters must pass by 2/3’s. Add to that the cynical deal a while back that apportioned legislative districts into hard Republican or hard Democrat, something which makes genuine democracy difficult and you get, oh, “unfunded liabilities” and “institutional rigidity,” don’t you?
Oh, “the end of growth economics,” except for cleantech, is apparent too here in California.
Golden State not worth it – an analysis of high-tax high-benefit (but not good benefit) vs. low-tax low-benefit
Desperate California increases withholding, essentially borrowing interest-free from W-2 employees.
