Open Policy Discussion
Economic OpportunitySDAA
SDAA: Self Driving Auto Assoc: covers all Full Service Drive cars A-Z' Link to Auto Club, DMV, CalTrans, Counties Uniform regs, rules . Vendor companies: Waymo, Uber,Lyft etc.Needed PR via...
AI Synch signals & Traffic Court
Have AI coordinate traffic lights statewide per city, country, region Map by Time, Usage, locale, date. & have AI run Traffic Court from CA laws only Faster justice given for traffic...
Tesla Reuses
Since Musk is cancelling EV production of Teslas below reuses for: Convert to Hybrids Use battery packs for Powerwalls for homes, etc. motors for other uses Rent , Lease models Expand...
Rainfall run water to the Ocean
Can we capture rainwater from the Sea & place into Lakes, rivers, storage tank farms Citywide, statewide See I5 Frwy & 134 Interconnection & LA River near Glendale CA area...
Abundance
Have you read Abundance by Klein and Thompson? I think the vision it lays out is compelling. They explain how various liberal-led "protections" (labor, environmental, etc.) have hamstrung...
Lake Arrowhead issues
Need some HS Gondola system from bottom of Rim of the World Hwy into Lake Arrowhead modified RR System to approach from otherside Update Rim of World Hwy alone NO CHP station nearby NO...
Storm water collection
Reuse idle storage tanks to collect rainwater & then place excess in other rivers or lakes NOT draining into the Ocean See LA River under 134 Frwy to I-5 each storm season Store...
LA Fires Rebuild
One source for Financing, vendors for those to Rebuild Share resources Probe abusers to LA Fire show fundraiser Vendors compete for contracts Pre fab homes Lay new water lines, fiber...
Robotaxis
Ideal for Taxis Limo service Delievery BUT needed for senior services: shopping, medical visits alone IF one cant drive Mass produce for seniors Statewide Must carry 4, 5 persons &...
Traffic
Use AI to control traffic signals statewide per city Update traffic flow Uniform DMV Lisc to deter ID theft Map heavy & Lease traffic zones in state Fix broken streets & signage...
Due Process
Most victims of fraud covering confessed treason during this war in America that began in 1789 are unfamiliar with the Free Market Open Source Franchise commonly ignored because it does...
Jobs in the Public Sector
The best job is a permanent job, created in the private sector in a growing California economy. Thus, we should do everything we can to foster an environment in California that will cause...
The Value of Immigrants
California needs immigrants. Our high-tech sector is dominated by engineers and entrepreneurs who were not born in America. Our farms are worked by immigrants, some who came here legally,...
Water and Agriculture
California’s farms and ranches are the most productive in the world. They provide affordable food to our state and improve our nation’s international trade position. It is wrong to deny...
Desalination
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy said, “If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get freshwater from saltwater, that would be in the long-range interest of humanity (and) would...
Water Storage
Climate change has led to more rain and less snow falling on California. Data from fifteen years ago already showed an alarming amount of water runoff into the Pacific Ocean: more than 26...
State Support of Business
Government picking winners in private industry, on the assumed basis of their environmental benefits, is open to great misjudgment. The federal government’s waste of $535 million on a...
Minimum Wage
Minimum wage laws in California exceed the national minimum wage. When government increases the minimum wage, some workers lose their jobs. Employers automate. Suppose we didn’t make...
Affordable Housing
Affordable housing is very scarce in most of California. This is an issue of huge economic importance to our state. If young families cannot afford to live in California, our state’s...
Employment Reform
1) Unless employees by secret ballot vote to the contrary, time-and-a-half must be paid for hourly-wage employees in California who work more than 8 hours a day. Federal law requires the...
Taxes on Productive Equipment
After 2003, California became one of the very few states that taxes machines employers purchase to make products. Forty-four other states exempt manufacturing equipment from their sales or...
Business Tax Reform
Multi-state tax rules should encourage hiring in California. Many companies do business across state lines. They have income from many sources. Each state wants to tax that income. Some...
Living within Our Means
California should spend no more than it raises in taxes (except for long-range infrastructure projects suitable for bonds). Further, California should adhere to a policy of not raising...
2/3 Requirement for Increases
Under current law, any tax increase requires a 2/3 vote, and that should continue. Otherwise, California will increase its taxes even more. We already are the state with the highest...
Regulatory Reform
Except in the case of emergency of health or safety, California should issue no new regulations without conducting an analysis that California needs to exceed whatever federal standards...
Revenue from Regulatory Charges
Since it started ranking states as the best and worst for doing business in 2006, up until the most recent measure, Chief Executive Magazine has placed California at the single worst, #50,...
Litigation Reform
California’s legal system is costly, inefficient, and hinders job growth. Indeed, the United States Chamber of Commerce ranks California as having one of the “worst” legal liability...
Water Bonds
Water is imperative for all aspects of California's growth: agricultural, industrial, commercial, and the healthy rearing of our children. However, California’s water supplies are...
A Single Tax Return
Hours are wasted by Californians having to fill out a separate income tax form, different from their federal returns. For individuals, the state income tax should be a set percentage of...
