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Back to homepageBrown re-funds some lost school jobs earmarks
Jan. 27, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi The public never really knows what is going on in politics because public policies are described in words that make government sound like it is a church rather than coercive government. Such is the
Read MoreBrown tolerates PERB’s lunacy. Will he tolerate CalPERS’ version?
Jan. 14, 2013 By Chris Reed So Gov. Jerry Brown implores the California Legislature for nearly a year to pass pension reform legislation and finally succeeds in September with a measure that wasn’t bold enough for many but which was
Read MoreEdison bailed out CA Cap & Trade auction
Jan. 9, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi The facts slowing coming out about the state’s first Cap and Trade auction seriously question whether the system is already being gamed by government, together with electric utilities. Edison International made an announcement on Dec.
Read MoreFeinstein slated to reveal gun ban legislation in Jan.
Jan. 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes When the 1994 federal assault weapons ban was signed into law, it was a reaction to a horrific act of violence. The resulting law regulated certain semiautomatic weapons and large ammunition magazines. The law was
Read More‘Blazing Trains’ HSR plan resembles comedy Western
Jan. 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — In 1974 Mel Brooks produced a classic comedy about the construction of the railroad into the West. With California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic politicians pushing forward to build a high-speed rail
Read MoreSure, the GOP must change, but …
Dec. 26, 2012 By Steven Greenhut Without fail, whenever Republicans lose elections, liberal commentators eagerly chime in with advice designed to “help” the GOP become more relevant and competitive. The advice is so common and predictable that it leaves me
Read MoreProp. 30 and Prop. 38 tax-and-spenders dogfight
Nov. 2, 2012 By Dave Roberts When the Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing in September on Proposition 30, it featured a classic liberal-conservative debate. Trudy Schafer of the League of Women Voters argued that taxes need to be
Read MoreNew York Times’ ignorance on California: How it’s revealing about state Dems, media
Oct. 15, 2012 By Chris Reed On Sunday, The New York Times printed a long article about the California government’s move to implement AB 32, the landmark 2006 state law forcing a shift to cleaner but costlier types of energy.
Read MoreStudy confirms exodus from Golden State
Sept. 27, 2012 By Steven Greenhut Anyone who has lived in California for some time realizes that middle- and upper-income Californians frequently talk about where they are going when they leave California. Most people never actually leave, of course, and
Read MoreBlatant lying by Obama on who is responsible for surge in deportations
By Chris Reed Sept. 21 On Thursday, the Miami Herald reported on the fury in some communities over the surge in deportations under the Obama administration. Among the most important points in the report, titled Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2011, ICE
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