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U.S. Business Bankruptcies Up 40% Since January 2023; Small Biz up 60%

July 9, 2024 2:45 amJuly 9, 2024 2:46 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute has bad news: Small business Chapter 11 business reorganization bankruptcy filings increased 60 percent from April 2023 to April 2024. Commercial Chapter 11 business filings increased 40 percent from April 2023 to April 2024, with high...

San Francisco Fed President Urges Companies to Get Employees Back In Offices

July 9, 2024 2:30 amJuly 9, 2024 2:31 am

According to a new report by real estate firm CBRE, San Francisco’s office-vacancy rate rose to a new record high of 37% in the second quarter of 2024. This sparked San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly to say that companies...

Bill Aimed to Protect Off-Highway Vehicle Competitions Passes Assembly Committee

July 8, 2024 5:08 pmJuly 8, 2024 5:08 pm

A bill that would save off-highway vehicle (OHV) competitions in California passed the Assembly Transportation Committee during the weekend, moving it to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for a vote next month. Senate Bill 708, authored by Senator Brian Jones (R-San...

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Issues Feeble Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Homeless Camp Bans

July 8, 2024 1:00 pmJuly 9, 2024 8:37 am

In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which found that local laws limiting encampments on public land does not amount to cruel and unusual punishment, allowing for local civil and criminal...

Schiff Refuses to Say If He Supports Biden or Supports A Replacement

July 8, 2024 12:36 pmJuly 8, 2024 12:36 pm

During an interview on Meet the Press Sunday, U.S. Senate candidate and Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) refused to say if he supports President Joe Biden staying in the race or if he supports another candidate like Vice President Kamala Harris...

California Air Resources Board vs. Reality

July 8, 2024 10:18 amJuly 9, 2024 6:29 am

There is a reason the California Air Resources Board known as “CARB” is not actually called the California Air Reality Board. The very recent past has seen CARB try to mandate anti-pollution technology on boats, trucks, and trains. The problem...

From the Cheap Seats: Liberating Local Government

July 8, 2024 6:32 amJuly 8, 2024 10:19 am

A recent decision of the United States Supreme Court has important implications for localities in California trying to address the problem of homelessness. With a 6-3 majority in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson the high court...