Why California's Party Ran Out of Tea

JAN. 19, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI How could California voters elect Democrats to every executive office and every incumbent state andcCongressional legislative seat in a clean sweep in November 2010 when nearly all the states in Middle America turned to

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Minimum Wage Hike Would Hurt Poor

JAN. 18, 2011 By JOHN BRINKMAN One of the first labor proposals (AB10) to be considered under Gov. Jerry Brown’s new administration, introduced by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, to increase the minimum wage, must be fought tooth and nail by

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Attack Of The Hair Resources Board

JAN. 19, 2011 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) can be a scary place. Failing to file a diesel emissions facility report can earn a company $30,000 in fines. Selling a motorcycle that doesn’t meet state air regulations – even

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Fahrenheit 78

John Seiler: Today, January 17, the Year of Our Lord 2011, in Huntington Beach it was Fahrenheit 78 degrees, the most beautiful day I’ve ever seen. It was July in January. That’s why we Californians put up with the sky-high

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Greece "Junk" Credit Rating

Katy Grimes: Despite receiving a record bail out from the European Union, Greece just lost its last investment grade rating as Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s biggest bond rating agencies, downgraded the country’s debt one notch to “junk,”  Bloomberg Business

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