San Francisco Considers the Country's First Ban on Pet Sales
Bay Area businesses beware, San Francisco is once again considering banning a common city commodity. This time it is not environmentalists, but city lawmakers who are howling for change. If San...
View ArticleU-Haul to Ohio?
If one measures a state’s popularity on the cost of U-Haul rentals, then Ohio is losing out to the sunny Florida beaches big time. The one-way rental fees for a 26-foot U-Haul truck show a significant...
View ArticleCalifornia: Bad for Business
Looking for a business-friendly state? You had better skip California. Extensive regulations, high taxes, and high worker’s compensation rates have made California unappealing for resident and...
View ArticleCA State Treasurer Skeptical of High-Speed Rail
California High Speed Rail officials and the Governor’s office seem to be suffering from selective hearing. Lawmakers and experts at the University of California’s Institute of Transportation continue...
View ArticleSupporting Small Business in NYC: The Harlem Metro Market Project
The Harlem Community Development Corporation has come up with a rather unique plan to combat high real estate prices in the district. It proposes establishing an open-air market under the Metro North...
View ArticleAffordable Housing Leads to Economic Growth
Logic suggests that a lack of affordable housing in a region will dissuade people from living there, and employment levels will suffer as a result. However, until recently, no one had readily tested...
View ArticleCalifornia's Cities Should Look to Oxfordshire
California, now in the midst of a heated debate on high-speed rail, could learn a thing or two from a few small villages in England about consolidating their opposition. Residents from five villages in...
View ArticleCalifornia Expenses Putting a Strain on Business
Is it any wonder why California’s economy has been so sluggish during the recession? According to the 2010 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey, one-third of the nation’s forty most...
View ArticleHSR Just Doesn't Fit
According to many economists, including the well-respected Robert J. Samuelson, the federal government's effort to fund high-speed rail lines is like trying to fit a round peg into a square hole. If...
View ArticleBeyond Grassroots and Into Congress: California High-Speed Rail
While most of the substantial opposition to high-speed rail in California previously came from local government leaders and citizens, primarily in the Bay Area, Congressmen are now taking the issue to...
View ArticleYounger Crowds are Right in the Middle
When looking for a place to settle down, one might consider cities with active cultural scenes or intellectual communities. However, young people today are looking beyond those factors and moving to...
View ArticleTrying to Keep Hope Alive: High-Speed Rail in Illinois
Despite the rejection of high-speed rail in many states, Illinois is trying to revive it. The Illinois Department of Transportation recently made a cooperative agreement with Union Pacific and Amtrak...
View ArticleHousing Crisis in Australia
Even if Australia is a beautiful place to live, it is far from affordable. Results from the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey show that some of the country’s major cities rank near...
View ArticleMore Cap and Trade Delays in California
The California Air Resources Board had good intentions when it developed a cap-and-trade plan to meet greenhouse gas standards, but according to a San Francisco Superior Court Judge, the Board made a...
View ArticleBus Versus Train: A Dying Debate
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s cutbacks on its bus line, eliminating about 12% bus service, illuminate the problems of mass transit in LA, specifically the relative...
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