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Back to homepageHow your CA legislators spent spring break
April 3, 2013 By John Hrabe California state legislators returned to the Capitol this week after a week-long spring vacation. The Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert already pointed out that spring break is “something California legislators and college students have in
Read MoreBankruptcy judge rejects CalPERS’ claim to protected status
April 3, 2013 By Chris Reed As John Seiler pointed out here Tuesday, Monday’s court ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein isn’t seen as definitive. Yes, the city of Stockton can proceed with its bankruptcy filing. No, Klein doesn’t yet
Read MoreCaltrans director about to be quietly reconfirmed
April 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes Caltrans is an agency in trouble. The most recent buffoonery involves putting California motorists at risk, with the 30 broken bolts discovered on the newly renovated San Francisco Bay Bridge. And apparently Caltrans knew
Read MoreJudge: Stockton can go belly up
April 2, 2013 By John Seiler It’s official: The city of Stockton is bankrupt. On April 1, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein ruled that Stockton’s bankruptcy can proceed. “It’s apparent to me the city would not be able to perform
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Economics curriculum bill changes one word in education code
April 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — A one-word change in the state education code is going through the cumbersome legislative process at the state Capitol. Is the bill necessary? The one-word answer is “no.” The bill, as adopted
Read MoreBullet train bulldozes a new ‘Chinatown’
April 2, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Roman Polanski’s 1974 classic movie, “Chinatown,” was inspired by California’s water wars of almost a century ago. A modern day version of the movie seems to be playing out in California’s proposed bullet train
Read MoreCA Legislature attacking gun rights
April 2, 2013 By John Seiler If there’s one thing that might get me finally to move away from the beach to another state, it’s gun control. There’s no way I will let a tyrannical government take away my sacred
Read MoreSteve Maviglio, pension sage: Why it’s a laughable spectacle
April 2, 2013 By Chris Reed Steve Maviglio, a leading consigliere to top Sacramento Democrats for more than a decade, now regularly pretends to a new role. Even though he’s on Speaker John Perez’s payroll, Maviglio offers himself up on
Read MoreL.A. Times intolerant toward ‘intolerant’ conservatives over Google on Easter Sunday
April 1, 2013 By John Seiler The Los Angeles Times writer Robin Abcarian informs us: “There’s no intolerance like good conservative intolerance. “On Easter Sunday, Google incurred the wrath of the conservative Twittersphere when it chose to feature on its home
Read MoreAnother East Coast liberal misjudges CA
April 1, 2013 By John Seiler California is such a complex state that it’s often amusing when East Coast liberals try to explain it to us. The latest is from New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. His article appeared in
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