The Sept. 3 passage by the state Senate of Assembly Bill 1229, which the lower chamber approved at the end of May, confirms one thing: that “inclusionary zoning” remains popular among government planners, politicians and activists despite decades of failure.

Union leaders and building contractors rallied in support of the proposed NBA arena in Sacramento today.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama outlined two proposals – a minimum wage increase and an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansion – that could boost workers’ wages and stimulate the economy.