October 2001

ELECTRONIC EDITION

October 2001

Volume 5, No. 8

SUBJECT		ARTICLE
REAPPORTIONMENT		The Bipartisan Redistricting: How It Happened. Tony Quinn, a veteran of past reapportionment wars, comments on the "bipartisan gerrymander" of California's legislative districts, which passed with almost no one noticing.
ENERGY CRISIS		Government Does It Again. State Senator Ray Haynes writes that the laws of economics are unchanging, and if they don't work, it is because someone in government has screwed them up. It is that simple. This article notes that public power producers actually sold electricity to the beleaguered state for higher prices than the maligned out-of-state generators.
STATE BUDGET		State's Budget Woes: Triple-Whammy. The state's fiscal condition has gone from bad to worse, and the situation is so cloudy no one can say for sure how big and how deep the state's budget hole will become, writes Cal-Tax's Dave Doerr.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION		Reflecting on the 2001 Legislative Session. It was not the best of years for business as verbal hostilities and unfinished work dominated the conclusion of the first half of the California Legislature's 2001-02 session, reports the Cal-Tax staff.
TAX LAW		California's New Tax Laws. Chris Micheli authors this comprehensive report on actions - and inactions - by the Legislature and governor on tax bills in 2001.
Telecommunications		Risks for Runaway Rights-of-Way Taxation. Cal-Tax President Larry McCarthy reports on the tax implications of pending legislation that would affect telecommunications companies' efforts to link the state with 21st century data lines.
SAN FRANCISCO		San Francisco: Jobs, Incomes and City Hall Revenues Grew at Record Rate. Nathan Nayman, executive director of the Committee on Jobs, reports on a study sponsored by the coalition of the City's largest private employers.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE		UI Benefits Go Up - Along with Employer Taxes and the Risk of Program Insolvency. Cal-Tax Carol Ross, writes that the governor's approval of SB 40 is a short-term fix with serious long-term consequences.

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