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May 7, 2013 By John Seiler As I mentioned two weeks ago, the Gang of 8 immigration bill, S. 744, extended to 844 pages of indecipherable governmentese. Here’s an example of what I quoted: Page 65: 17 (ii) EXCEPTIONS.—The discretionary
Read MoreRaytheon splits California
May 7, 2013 By John Seiler The California economy seems to be doing well. Unemployment is down. The governor’s May Revise of the budget surplus, due next week, likely will report an unexpected $4.5 billion in extra revenue. Except that
Read MoreCA Obamacare penalty to cost employers more than plan
May 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes As more regulations are discovered in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, more people are realizing the impact of the legislation. And California looks as if the law could hit it hard. CA medical claims
Read MoreRepublican and Latinos agree on education reforms
May 6, 2013 By Katy Grimes Politics makes strange bedfellows. This we know to be true, but Latinos and Republicans should not be. Many demographers predict Republicans will steadily pick up Latino voters as Latino assimilation increases, and Latinos succeed
Read MoreTX soaring way above CA in energy production
May 6, 2013 By John Seiler The California fantasy is that energy magically will flow in abundance from windmills and solar panels, even when there’s no wind and at night. The reality is that it’s old-fashioned “fossil” fuels that will
Read MoreHemet abuses redevelopment
May 6, 2013 By Nick Sibilla Carina Alvarez has a dream for a comfortable retirement. But it’s turning into a bureaucratic nightmare. Carina bought a four-plex on Mobley Lane in Hemet for $170,000 back in 2010 as an investment. She
Read MoreHomeless bill hurts more than helps
May 6, 2013 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — The Homeless Bill of Rights, the name applied to a bill that recently soared through the California Assembly’s Judiciary Committee on a 7-2 vote, is the latest in a long line of
Read MoreFracking watch: Poland figures out what CA hasn’t
May 6, 2013 By Chris Reed Last week, the state Legislature took a first step toward blocking fracking in California. An Assembly committee passed three anti-fracking measuers. The first coverage of the Assembly votes by the Ventura County Star did not note
Read MoreCalWatchDog.com Website problems
May 5, 2013 By John Seiler We’ve had some problems with our Website this weekend, but it’s back up now. Thank you for bearing with us.
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