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Back to homepageSt. Louis Fed: There was no recovery
May 31, 2013 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown and others have been proclaiming “California is back” because of greater state revenues. But I’ve been warning here all along that the “recovery” is hollow. For one thing, the reduction in
Read MoreCA and Obamacare: Media offer happy talk, not analysis
May 31, 2013 By Chris Reed Last week, when the California agency that has the lead role in implementing Obamacare announced the rate structure for various insurance plans to be offered beginning Jan. 1, 2014, the media jumped to a
Read MoreAs CA eyes big-box ban, Wal-Mart fan ascends at White House
May 29, 2013 By Chris Reed As hard left as it can seem, even the Obama administration isn’t as doctrinaire as the leftists who dominate Sacramento. As I have written about several times for Cal Watchdog, state Democrats and even
Read MoreJerry Brown disguises fear of CTA with pretentious babble
James Fallows of The Atlantic has written a long and entertaining essay about Gov. Jerry Brown that is miles better than the usual East Coast journo’s take on California politics, probably helped by the fact that he grew up in
Read MoreDownside of costly energy dawning on Europe. CA next?
May 24, 2013 By Chris Reed One of the most befuddling things about being a public-policy watcher in California in recent years has been the durability of the argument that the higher energy costs forced by 2006’s passage of AB
Read MoreGov. Brown says one would ‘think’ Dems for disadvantaged
May 20. 2103 By Chris Reed On Friday, I noted that the state budget scrum always involved a series of hardball power plays that exposed as fiction the idea that the California Democratic Party and the most powerful forces on
Read MoreIn his own words: Gov. Brown on fracking
May 19, 2013 By Chris Reed As I’ve written about repeatedly, the California media simply refuse to break away from the green narrative that fracking is new, dangerous and potentially catastrophic. All three assertions are belied by 60-plus years of
Read MoreObama interior secretary shreds fracking foes — LAT omits
May 18, 2013 By Chris Reed Say what you will about The New York Times, but at least it’s not in denial about fracking the way The Los Angeles Times is. Friday’s LAT coverage of new U.S. Interior Department rules
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