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Back to homepageAB 1978 would boost Goodwill’s bin bullying
Sept. 10, 2012 By John Hrabe Goodwill is synonymous with used-clothing donations. The national syndicate of secondhand retail stores is by far the biggest player in the clothing donation business. However, it’s losing market share to smaller nonprofits, churches and
Read MoreEditorial cheerleads for Jerry Brown
Sept. 9, 2012 Katy Grimes: Two editorials in the Sacramento Bee caught my eye on Sunday. One column identified how news media outlets have knowingly become cheerleaders for the Democratic Party; the other proved that. Columnist Kathleen Parker observed that major news media
Read MoreA tax in sheep’s clothing
Sept. 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes A standard of the Republican Party platform is “no new taxes and less regulation.” But last week, at the very end of the two-year legislative session, the Legislature was faced with a bill containing a $2.3
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Time to break up California?
Sept. 6, 2012 By John Seiler Looks like Canada is breaking up. Reported RT.com: “The separatist Parti Quebecois has won Quebec’s regional elections and will form a new government there, once again raising the possibility of a referendum on independence
Read MoreProp 13 survives another neutering
Sept. 5, 2012 Katy Grimes: Without fanfare, or headlines, the latest attempt to neuter Proposition 13 failed to pass the Assembly. Property owners probably don’t know how close it was. 43 Democrats voted in favor of of removing the required two-thirds
Read MoreThe Complete Guide to John Burton’s Tirades, Outbursts and Expletives
Sept. 4, 2012 By John Hrabe California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton kicked off the Democratic National Convention Monday by comparing Republicans with Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. “They lie and they don’t care if people think they lie… Joseph Goebbels
Read MoreCalifornia government gone wild
Sept. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — California, you’ve gotta love it. But beautiful weather and majestic landscape can’t fix what ails us. California now has the third highest unemployment and the highest foreclosure rate in the country, highest
Read MoreWhy low-wage jobs boom is good news for California
Sept. 4, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Is there anything for California to celebrate about the news that there has been a recent “explosion” of low wage jobs? Not according to the union-backed National Employment Law Project’s new study, “Low Wage Recovery
Read MoreDing, dong, tax bill is dead!
Sept. 1, 2012 Katy Grimes: The California Senate killed Assembly Speaker John Pérez’s AB 1500, which would have taxed out-of-state businesses. Ding dong, one more tax measure is dead… for now. Perez worked like a mad man on Friday to
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