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You hear it all the time -typically from corporately-backed Republican candidates running for office: "California's regulations are a job killer. Companies are leaving California to do business elsewhere." This is the argument that Texas oil companies are using to promote Prop 23, which would basically kill California's sole prospering business sector right now: clean tech. But here's another important question: are there more of them than there are new companies coming in or starting up locally? 

Turns out, there actually have been studies on this issue like this recent one from the Public Policy Institute of California. In fact, they historically have demonstrated that the vast vast majority of businesses aren't leaving California after all. Sure there are some companies that leave, and some people decide not to start a business in California, but the percentage is negligible, so much so that California suffers less from this problem than other states: Read More >

I hope this is the only time I’ll ever say this: Carly Fiorina wins! The people have spoken, and our favorite failed CEO/Republican Senate candidate has received the equivalent of a Razzie award. That’s right, Carly “climate change is just changes in weather” Fiorina has been added as the LCV People’s Choice Dirty Dozen member of the year. And rightfully so. I think of it like that episode of Friends where Monica has to be the best at everything and ends up being the best at being the worst. Well, congrats Carly, you’re the best of the worst when it comes to protecting the environment. I knew you had it in you. Read More >

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We’ve seen this before: Someone takes a step into big time politics and upon crossing that imaginary threshold, throws out their previously held values and beliefs. In particular, Republican candidates running for statewide office in California have been notorious for their contradictions, especially when it comes to positions on environmental issues. Read More >

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is planning to mail her updated glossy booklet of policy positions to California voters in advance of the general election, as she did before the primary election. But as Capital Notes reporter John Myers pointed out in his recent blog, one of the most noticeable changes in the new version is the candidate's description of her position on the Global Warming Solutions Act, AB 32.

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