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NOV. 24, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI A developer of transmission lines for green energy is quoted in a November 17 article in the New York Times: “When wind guys talk to each other they say, ‘Damn, what are we going
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Thanksgiving for California
Thank you for your wine, California, Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits. — “Sweet Virginia,” by The Rolling Stones NOV. 23, 2010 By JOHN SEILER California has a lot of problems, with the budget, unemployment and all. But
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Food Stamps Welcomed At Restaurants
NOV. 23, 2010 By KATY GRIMES We’ve known for some time that there are abuses of electronic welfare benefit (EBT) cards in California. The EBTs are accepted nearly anywhere that sells food — grocery markets, convenience stores and even restaurants.
Read MoreCARB To Regulate False Statements
Katy Grimes: The California Air Resources Board is unhappy with detractors and people who make “false statements.” In an email message sent out on Friday (forwarded to me by a friend in the environmental business), CARB officials, perhaps emboldened by
Read MoreCARB Set To Boost CA Gas Prices
NOV. 22, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS Buoyed by the repudiation of Prop. 23, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is moving forward with cap-and-trade regulations designed to reduce the carbon level in fuel, but which will also drive up gas
Read MoreI'm Not Flying!
John Seiler: Fortunately, California is such a beautiful state that there’s no reason to leave anyway, except to get a job. So I’m staying put until the fascist TSA stops treating passengers like concentration camp inmates. Here’s the latest: If
Read MoreRockefeller Wants FOX, MSNBC Eliminated
Katy Grimes: This week, United States Senator Jay Rockefeller said that the country would be a better place if the “endless barking” by news networks FOX and MSNBC was stopped – eliminated – shut down. Rockefeller said he wants to
Read MoreTexas Beats California on Economy
NOV. 18, 2010 By JOHN SEILER In the competition between America’s two most populous states, California has two recent victories over Texas. In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants stomped on the Texas Rangers. And on election day, Nov.
Read MoreGuv Calls Sham Special Session
NOV. 18, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO For the eighth time in his seven-year administration, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called the Legislature back into special session to deal with the state’s budget problems. And for the eighth time, the special session
Read MoreDelta Hearing Hurries For No Reason
NOV. 18, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The Bay Delta Conservation Plan is on a tight schedule for implementation, but no one seems to know why. Many people spoke during a Nov. 16 Assembly committee hearing on the plan, but nothing
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