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Back to homepageWolf for Thanksgiving dinner — a Fairy Tale
Nov. 22, 2012 By Mark Cabaniss Democracy, it has been said, is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Yes, the sheep gets to vote. And yes, in theory he could appeal to one of
Read MoreFossil-fuel-phobic Brown, Nichols pine for world that will never be
Nov. 21 By Chris Reed The California media’s never-is-heard-a-discouraging word coverage of AB 32 and the recent cap-and-trade auction continues. But what’s astounding is that just a week ago, the International Energy Association declared that fracking had the U.S. on
Read MoreNew law needed to simplify CA budget
Nov. 21, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Every year state Senator Joe Simitan, D-Palo Alto, holds a contest for his constituents to submit ideas for new laws. Simitan boasts that 18 submittals have been enacted as new laws since 2001. Well, here’s
Read MoreFirst Cap and Trade auction cuts no pollution for $233 million
Nov. 21, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi In the private sector, success is often likened to “selling lemonade at a track meet.” But in the upside-down public sector, the California Air Resources Board auctioned $233 million of pollution permits on Nov.
Read MoreThings Californians are thankful for this year
Nov. 21, 2012 By John Seiler Here are the things Californians are thankful for this Thanksgiving 2012: Gov. Jerry Brown is thankful California voters are such turkeys they believed his $6 billion tax hike would go to kids, instead of
Read MoreSecrecy pollutes first CA cap and trade auction
Nov. 20 2012 By Katy Grimes Ignoring a lawsuit filed by the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Air Resources Board went ahead with its first auction of greenhouse gas allowances last Wednesday, Nov. 14. The results of the auction were
Read MoreState injects millions of new patients into ailing Medi-Cal
Nov. 20, 2012 By Dave Roberts California’s Medi-Cal managed care programs have an abysmal track record. So, naturally, state officials are planning to transfer a million more low-income Californians these lowly-rated care programs. On a scale of 1 to 5,
Read MoreCalifornia’s congressional wish list
Nov. 20, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Ken Calvert, R-Corona, ought to meet up for coffee while they’re back in the Nation’s Capital for Congress’ post-election lame duck session. The chairs of state’s Democratic
Read MoreCA tax increases fund unaccountable spending machine
Nov. 20, 2012 By Mark Landsbaum On Nov. 6, Californians voted to raise taxes, but weren’t told the whole story. They repeatedly were told their state government was frugal to the point of pain, yet still in dire need of
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Union power protects miscreants, not just pay and benefits
Nov. 20, 2012 By Chris Reed As the Legislature’s refusal to pass a bill making it easier to fire classroom sexual predators shows, union power isn’t just about protecting jobs, pay and benefits. It’s also about insulating bad apples, even
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