30,275 people applied for the 14 slots on the Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC). As the Rose Institute reported earlier, the application deadline was extended from February 12th to February 16th because of the intense interest. The Citizens Redistricting Commission is entrusted with the task of redrawing California’s Legislative Districts in 2011, and is a result of [...]
The Rose Institute’s recently released report on Florida’s upcoming elections and redistricting has been featured in several major blogs over the last week. FLApolitics, one of the top political blogs in Florida, wrote an article pulling numerous quotes from our series and noted that it is the “perfect fix for a political junkie.” SwingStateProject.com also [...]
The Rose Institute-Kosmont Cost of Doing Business Survey was recently featured in a post on New Santa Ana. The article discusses how the 2009 Kosmont Survey found that Santa Ana was the fourth most expensive city to do business in in Orange County. It argues that “some of the BEST cities in Orange County charge [...]
Professor John J. Pitney Jr. was recently quoted in a New York Times article on the upcoming California election for Barbara Boxer’s US Senate seat. GOP challengers are gearing up for what may be a fairly competitive race, according to the article. The NYT reports that Pitney “said [Senator Barbara] Boxer’s previous easy victories in [...]
Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson was quoted last week in an article by The Oakland Tribune on the possible financial crisis the city of Rialto may face in the next few years. The article reports that Johnson said: “city governments are grappling with similar decisions throughout the state as California’s budget woes and the national [...]
Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson was interviewed today about gerrymandering for CNN’s “American Morning” show. The topic is redistricting. The piece — assuming it makes it past the editing room — will air Thursday, February 25th at 6am EST, and at various other times throughout the day.
The clip should be available online after it first [...]
The Rose Institute has recently launced its own YouTube channel and uploaded several videos to share. There are currently four videos on the channel; all are highlights of the recent RedistrictingCA Southern California Redistricting Conference held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA on December 15th, 2009. We hope that you enjoy the [...]
The Rose Institute’s Kosmont Cost of Doing Business Survey was featured in a recent article by the Los Angeles Times. In an opinion piece suggesting methods of increasing jobs in Los Angeles, writer Russel Goldsmith suggests lowering the city’s gross receipts tax. He writes:
Los Angeles is a particularly expensive place to do business, according to the [...]
Voice of San Diego, with whom the Rose Institute worked to put together our “Comparing San Diego County Services: A Twelve-County Analysis,” ran an insightful and comprehensive series of articles based on the Rose Institute study. The articles are all available from the Special Report center on the Voice website. And now Voice has put [...]
The Rose Institute today released a report on the provision of services by San Diego County. Both the press release and the full report are now available online.
From the press release:
“The report comprehensively analyzes San Diego County spending and services in four categories: Welfare, Public Protection, Mental Health, and Other Public Assistance. Looking at the [...]
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