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John Seiler: The caricature of Arizona presented by immigration activists, California politicians, and the Obama administration is that Arizona is intolerant toward Latinos. The new immigration law in AZ supposedly violates Latinos’ rights, and was imposed by the whites who
Read MorePublic Employee Immunity Challenge
JULY 16, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Stacking the deck in favor of state employees, several bills currently working through the Senate would help public employees avoid future furloughs –- assuming the governor orders more. On July 15 the Senate Appropriations
Read MoreARB throws couple in jail
JULY 15, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO For Kening Ma of Ontario, bail was set at $150 million. His wife Shirley Ji got a slightly better deal – a mere $75 million. These are, to say the least, extraordinary figures. The
Read MoreSF blocks condo expansion
JULY 14, 2010 By PATRICK RYAN San Francisco’s condominium lottery attempts to protect tenants from eviction, but it continues to discourage home ownership through delay and bureaucratic inefficiency — something evidenced by the city’s latest attempt to allow more residents
Read MoreNo Free Lunch
Laura Sucheski: The California Budget Project, our favorite left-leaning “non-partisan” budget analysis organization, released a budget brief today titled “No Free Lunch: Tax Cuts Widen Budget Gaps.” The brief is yet another indication of the organization’s overarching belief in increased
Read MoreAre sports stars shunning California?
JULY 13, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Americans recently took a day off from worrying about the Gulf oil spill to wonder where basketball superstar and MVP LeBron James would choose to shoot hoops. According to reports, he might have chosen
Read MoreDoes John Chiang have a Boss?
JULY 12, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Who is California state Controller John Chiang’s boss? The answer is surprisingly elusive. Right now, it appears that Chiang doesn’t even answer to the governor or the executive branch, much less the state’s judiciary.
Read MoreTeams spared to promote equality
July 12, 2010 By LAURA SUCHESKI Add “gender inequality” to the growing lists of frivolous objections to cuts in state-funded programs. The Select Committee on Gender Discrimination will meet this evening to put a moratorium on UC Davis Chancellor Linda
Read MoreSeen at the Capitol…
Katy Grimes: At the governor’s public pension press conference yesterday, one reporter relaxed and showed a little too much leg. This is the definition of a “fashion don’t” for men. However, in the same room was Willie Brown, the epitome of
Read MorePension 'pain train' coming
JULY 8, 2010 By KATY GRIMES California’s private sector employees are not only paying for their own pensions and retirement funds, they are paying for the pensions of public sector employees, according to Governor Schwarzenegger. In his pension fund roundtable
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