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Why CA Insurance Market Is Such A Mess
Right by the Bay | April 24, 2025 | Rafael Perez
There are two uncomfortable truths that have settled in after the smoke cleared from the Los Angeles County fires.
The first is that the public will pay for a significant share of the damage.
The second is California’s utter mismanagement of the insurance market has created conditions where victims were less able to mitigate their own risks.
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Why Your Next Bottle Of French Champagne Could Cost More
Right by the Bay | Tim Anaya | April 18, 2025
It’s hard to keep track of President Trump’s tariff plans. One day they are on, and the next day they are suspended for 90 days.
Consider this 90-day suspension as a good chance to stock up on your favorite French champagnes and European wines and spirits as their prices could soon be going up if President Trump’s tariff threat ultimately goes into effect.
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A Desperate Hollywood Looks To Sacramento For Help In Stopping Runaway Production
Los Angeles Times | Wayne Winegarden | April 25, 2025
Critics have been skeptical of the film and TV tax credit program since it was introduced in 2009 under former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Some say the tax credits are corporate giveaways and don’t deliver as much economic value as proponents claim.
“The economy does best when government doesn’t pick winners and losers,” said Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow of business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, a California-based think tank that advocates for free markets. “This is not the right way to get a pro-growth fiscal business environment that accelerates job growth.”
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