Who’s seeking fire aid for Los Angeles, candidate Newsom or Gov. Newsom? | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a…
Hiltzik; What $140,000 a year buys in today’s USA
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a wealth manager named Michael Green published a Substack post arguing that a…
What is the ‘K-shaped’ economy?
From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly…
California sees revenue uptick, but not enough to erase its chronic budget deficit | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues –…
McDonald’s is losing its low-income customers. Economists call it a symptom of the stark wealth divide
In the early 2000s, after a severe slump, McDonald’s orchestrated a major turnaround, with the introduction of its…
Weaker theatrical results affect Disney’s fourth-quarter earnings
Lukewarm performances at the box office from the likes of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” “The Roses” and…
Consumer sentiment drops to three-year low amid government shutdown
Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded by the University…
California’s chronic deficit looms again as Newsom prepares his last state budget | Dan Walters | Dan-walters
It seems like just yesterday that Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators enacted a state budget that papered…