Issa blasted Kashkari, now backs him

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., just robo-called me backing Neel Kashkari for governor as, “The only candidate with proven leadership in this time of crisis.” He only could mean Kashkari leading the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program during the 2008-09 finanical crisis,

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Phil Mickelson: Our libertarian martyr

Rancho Santa Fe resident Phil Mickelson was, as they say, trending Friday night for once again behaving in libertarian fashion. The San Diego native has made news for years with his gambling, showing his contempt for societal norms attempting to

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Kashkari is the GOP establishment’s choice

I just got another flyer from Neil Kashkari, the fourth so far. See the images below. It’s similar to the first flyer, which I wrote about earlier. Flyers from Tim Donnelly: None so far. I’m not a fan of either. I can’t figure out

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Column: UC regents urged to divest in fossil fuels

  The scene brought to mind Tom Wolfe’s essay “Mau Mauing the Flak Catchers,” which was published all the way back in 1970, when young Jerry Brown was a member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees. Wolfe’s

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More parolees hit CA streets

Whether young or old, increased numbers of paroled convicts are rejoining California society. A new high court ruling likely will decrease life-without-parole prison sentencing for juvenile offenders. State parole boards are substantially increasing recommendations for release. And Gov. Jerry Brown is facilitating the new

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President Jerry Brown?

I think there’s a high chance Gov. Jerry Brown will run for president in 2016. He tried three times already, so you know he has “fire in the belly.” After November, he likely will be coming off an unprecedented election

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How rich: CTA parent group struggles with pension costs

The following news nugget almost has an Onion feel to it, it’s such a perfect commentary on the aggressively dishonest Maviglian/union narrative about pension affordability. But it’s legit. The California Teachers Association has spent years depicting complaints about the costs

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Appellate court seems to OK high-speed rail

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Is a green light ahead for California’s high-speed rail project? In a crucial hearing on May 23 before the Third District Court of Appeal, questions asked by the justices seemed to lean

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Tesla latest CA company to diss Golden State

  Tesla Motors, the Palo Alto maker of luxury electric cars, is holding its annual stockholder meeting next Tuesday. It will be interesting to see whether CEO Elon Musk announces the two states that will compete in a “bakeoff” to

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People leaving CA a ‘success’ story?

Joe Mathews presents the counter-intuitive thesis that people leaving California for Texas is a sign of Golden State “success”: Yes, California has an above-average unemployment rate and other economic problems, and many of our people and companies are relocating or expanding

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