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Back to homepageCap and trade shifts from cutting smog to shifting wealth
March 17, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi California is subtly shifting the spending goals of its cap-and-trade taxes from reducing air pollution to reducing the “urban heat island effect.” In so doing, it believes it has found a green justification finally
Read MoreSelling fracking to a propagandized CA public
March 17, 2013 By Chris Reed Sunday’s U-T San Diego editorial wraps up a three-part series on fracking with some theories on how Gov. Jerry Brown might sell it to the millions of Californians who are unaware — because of
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Under Obama, FAA goes from stimulus bloat to risky cuts
March 17, 2013 By Chris Reed President Barack Obama’s re-election has led some California small-government types to pull back on their criticism, perhaps thinking that the Chicago Republican must be doing something right if he can win the Golden State’s
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Dr. Ben Carson talks ‘common sense’ at CPAC
March 16, 2013 By Calwatchdog.com Editors Dr. Ben Carson, joined by author Eric Metaxas, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) on the importance of developing and maintaining an educated populace — one with common sense. Being proactive and
Read MoreGingrich praises Lt. Gov. Newsom’s ‘Citizenville’ at CPAC
March 16, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Former Speaker Newt Gingrich lit up CPAC on its third and final day of convention, opening with bold criticisms against the Republican establishment and its consultant culture. “The Republican establishment
Read MoreBalanced budget amendment for Congress discussed at CPAC
March 16, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Some conservatives believe a federal balanced budget amendment is an essential reform for fiscal management in Congress. That was the topic of discussion during a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Read MoreCA-style feudalization is going national
March 16, 2013 By Chris Reed The feudalization of California that Joel Kotkin has written about so smartly for years just keeps accelerating. Wealthy coastal professionals and public employees with deep job security and high pay simply don’t care that
Read MoreKFI’s John & Ken discuss ‘Browndoggle’ with CWD’s Chris Reed
March 16. 2013 In an interview with CalWatchdog contributor Chris Reed, KFI 640 AM’s John and Ken discussed the fiasco that is the California bullet-train project, which they call the “Browndoggle.” The interview begins at the 5:35 p.m. point of
Read MoreRand Paul helps jumpstart GOP morale
March 16, 2013 CalWatchdog.com Editors NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — It’s no secret that Republicans in the Golden State have been dispirited by the last two election cycles where the GOP has been relegated to virtually no power in statewide politics.
Read MoreL.A. County takes thunder out of rain tax — for now
March 16, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi On March 13, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors may have taken the thunder out of the public opposition to its proposed storm water tax, called the Clean Water-Clean Beaches Measure. It voted
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