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California's Enterprise Zones PDF Print E-mail

Jed Kolko of Pacific Policy Institute of California discusses his in-depth study of California's Enterprise Zones in this interview recorded June 23,2010.  Since 1986, local cities and counties could apply to have small areas within their jurisdictions declared one of 42  "enterprise zones," giving businesses within those zones special tax breaks on employee's salaries and machinery.  Dr. Kolko's study provides stong evidence that the zones have not stimulated more job-creation than would have happened without the zone's preferences.

 

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Interviews spend one week on the home page, and then are placed on one of the back pages by subject matter or university.  You may download one or more of the recent interviews listed below by clicking on the guest's name.

Marion Anthony, Anthony Realty Group, Encinitas, CA

Dr. Greg McCann, Stetson, University, DeLand, FL

Dr. Steven Gjerstad, Chapman University, Orange, CA

Marion Anthony, "Short Sale Rush," Encinitas, CA

Gretchen Kurz, Orange Coast Magazine's Top Ten Restaurants

Dr. Anil Puri, Dean, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics

Glenn Alexander, Sanglier Cellars, Sonoma, CA (Spring 2010)

Dr. Mira Farka, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics                                 

Glenn Alexander, Sanglier Cellars, Sonoma, CA  (Fall 2009)                                           

Dale Dykema, TD Service Company, Santa Ana, CA                                         

David Slay, ParkAve Restaurant, Stanton, CA                                                   

Paul Habibi, Paul Habibi Properties, LLC, Los Angeles, CA                   

Larry Roberts, The Irvine Renter, Irvine, CA                                                      

Roberton Williams,  Brookings Institute's Tax Policy Center                     

Doug Gore and Joe McCrink,  KVA Stainless, Inc.                              

Lucy Dunn, President, Orange County Business Council                        

Dr. Tom Boyd, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics 

Professors Kathy Tarantino and Harold Frasier, and Kathy Drake, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics     

Prof. Todd Zywicki, George Mason University School of Law

Steven Greenhut, Pacific Research Institute   

Dr. Nathan Washburn, Thunderbird School of Global Management

John LaFare, SCORE      

Patrick Rue, The Bruery, Placentia, CA    

Dr. Gary Richardson, University of California, Irvine

Warren Willard, Hearing ABC, San Clemente, CA

 
 
California Commerce Interviews PDF Print E-mail

California Commerce is a weekly half-hour public-interest interview show on 90.1 FM KBPK.  It can be heard every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (0130 UTC Monday) in north Orange County and southeast Los Angeles County on 90.1 MHz FM or over the internet at http//www.kbpk-fm.com.  Each week I interview a guest who shares special expertise on a facet of the Southern California economy. 

I have collected a number of the shows on this website, and arranged them either by topic or by the school or university where the guest lectures.  The downloadable files are in the mp3 format, and most are less than 7 MB. They may be played on your computer's Windows Media Player, or loaded into and played on an mp3 device.

KBPK is a non-commercial FCC-licensed radio station with studios on the campus of Fullerton College, and transmitting facilities in Buena Park. It plays a good mix of contemporary music 24 hours a day.  On Sunday evenings, the station carries a number of infomative programs, such as "New Notes," "The Planetary Society," and, of course, "California Commerce." 

Click here to listen live to KBPK.