The Sacramento Bee’s Dan Walters cites both the PPIC and USC studies and concludes that since serious people can reach different conclusions we should just forget the whole thing.

Meanwhile, in the Modesto Bee, Bill Bassitt, CEO of the Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance, writes that the Enterprise Zone is a success in Stanislaus County.  Bassitt also points out the extrememly competitive incentives being offered by other states and, “For this state to be business competitive, incentives of a comparable nature must be offered to companies who have a choice on their operational locations. The California Enterprise Zone program is one type of incentive that businesses can use to help calculate the bottom line cost of operating in this state.”