California’s Global Regulatory Regime

(Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a series on how California’s regulations affect the global economy. Part I is available here.) Aug. 16, 2012 By John Hrabe California’s regulations aren’t just a California problem. When the state’s obscure Office

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The coming great California pension property tax earthquake

Aug. 16, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The most widespread and persistent folktale about California is that some day the entire state will break away from the North American continent and fall off into the vastness of the Pacific Ocean.  That

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Union pushing audit of CSU Extension ed

Aug. 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing last week was a mini civics lesson in what is going on in state politics, and what bad policy the state’s special-interest groups and labor unions are continually

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Video: Calif. meter maids making nearly $100,000?

Aug. 16, 2012 By Brian Calle Hermosa Beach meter maids make nearly $10,000 a year.

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Maviglio wrong on tax increase aftermath

Aug. 15, 2012 By John Seiler I like Steve Maviglio, the longtime Democratic and union activist and spokesperson, because he summarizes what those he represents are thinking. So it’s worth reading what he says on the the legislative vote for

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Even Hollywood is fleeing Taxifornia

Aug. 15, 2012 By John Seiler Hollywood’s leftist elite are big supporters of such causes as raising taxes and President Obama. The president is planning more events there in the fall to troll for campaign cash among the glitterati. Despite

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Court order means early release for California inmates

Aug. 15, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California faces a Friday deadline to schedule the early release of hundreds, if not thousands, of state prison inmates. The deadline was imposed two weeks ago by a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S.

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Hiltzik ignores massive debt

Aug. 15, 2012 By John Seiler Los Angeles Times business writer Michael Hiltzik is an excellent reporter. But when he gets to policy, his leftist perspective comes to the fore. That can be seen in today’s article on Paul Ryan’s

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These bills would kill even more Calif. jobs

Aug. 15, 2012 By Dave Roberts California’s official unemployment rate in June was 10.7 percent, third highest in the country. It’s been in double digits for 42 straight months. When those who have stopped looking for work or are underemployed

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Calif. sales tax revenue nosedives 33.5%

Aug. 14, 2012 By Chriss Street We were severely criticized last week by the left and the right for publishing, “Calif. default risk turns Gov. Brown into a capitalist.” The report highlighted that Gov. Jerry Brown is steamrolling environmentalists and regulators

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