Statement: “We have more Fortune 500, or we’re within one or two Fortune 500 headquarters as New York and Illinois, the other two states at the top; far more than Texas or Connecticut, other wealthy states,” state Sen. Christine Kehoe said at a March 18 panel about redevelopment.
Analysis: Two weeks ago, the Downtown San Diego Partnership invited Kehoe and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher to discuss Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to kill redevelopment agencies. City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, an opponent of the idea, moderated the lunch panel and asked Kehoe, a supporter, this question:
Fact Check: Is California Business Friendly?
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