Do you remember Bobby Vee’s 1950s song Rubber Ball? Do you remember 1995? And what do those two have to do with each other? Well, 1995 was the year that I was President (as the volunteer head was called then) of the Metro Chamber and, like Bobby Vee’s rubber ball, I’ve come bouncing back! The Metro Chamber Leadership has honored More

In the national debate over the debt and budget deficits, reforming our tax system is an important, if not the key, part of the solution. Well, as there seem to be similarities between California and Beltway budget battles, there is definitely a similarity in the importance of tax reform. It may even more important in our quest to regain the More

The problems posed by our public employee pensions have become headline news. Recent news coverage details large unfunded liabilities and public opinion polls demonstrate the increasing concern of voters. Recently I filed the Public Employee Pension Reform Act. This is a proposal of three very reasonable reforms to lower the costs of public employee pensions that have become unsustainable. I More