Say NO to unions, YES to Ganja

Katy Grimes: Of all the anti-free market moves, marijuana growers are now unionizing. This is what California has come to – the last vestige of entrepreneurial, cash-based business spirit… unionized. I’m not surprised.  Organized labor has had declining membership for

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Is California Betting on Asia?

Anthony Pignataro: Given the brief press release issued by California High-Speed Rail Authority Executive Director Roelof van Ark following last week’s big trip to Asia, it’s clear he didn’t get everything he’d hoped for. I’m saying this because hope is

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West Covina's Great Ed Reform

Steven Greenhut: Per the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: “WEST COVINA – Board members supportive of a new district policy are confident that West Covina Unified can maintain enrollment despite new guidelines that allow any student to transfer to other districts.

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Ending Earmarks Saved CA Schools

SEPT. 19, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The prevailing public media perception is that raiding redevelopment agency funds in 2010 saved California’s public schools from devastating funding cutbacks. Actually, a little-known piece of legislation in 2009 saved the public schools in 2010

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