Opinion Pieces
Sunday, March 04 2012
Valley Voice: The $53 million question: What projects will best protect our air quality?
By V. Manuel Pérez, State Assemblymember Special to The Desert Sun
The Sentinel Mitigation Fund — with its $53 million for Coachella Valley communities — represents a tremendous opportunity, so why has it sparked so much controversy?
The fund was established through AB 1318, legislation I authored enabling the construction…
Saturday, December 03 2011
Valley Voice: Local Officials Must Lead Quest for Salton Sea Solutions
By V. Manuel Pérez, State Assemblymember, Special to The Desert Sun
While the problems plaguing the Salton Sea are well known, finding consensus on a path forward remains a bone of contention. This was illustrated last week by the numerous community, local government, and state agency voices that testified at…
Wednesday, September 28 2011
The American Jobs Act: Promising Ideas Deserving Support
As Chair of the State Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy, I hold no illusions that there is any quick fix to our economic challenges. But I believe there is real promise for long-term recovery in the proposals contained in the American Jobs Act (AJA) proposed by…
Sunday, May 22 2011
Protect programs that create jobs
By V. Manuel Pérez Special to The Desert Sun
The economy is showing some signs of recovery and that progress is evident in the new revenues included in the governor's May revise budget. But we still have a way to go to ensure recovery takes hold in all regions of…
Saturday, February 12 2011
Valley Voice: Don't Eliminate Enterprise Zones
by V. Manuel Pérez, special to The Desert Sun
Economic recovery and job creation occur at the local level, and it is the state's role to support economic development by empowering local government and promoting the conditions that encourage local business development. A case in point is the desert's clean-tech…
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