CA unions split over new Obamacare penalties
June 25, 2013 By John Hrabe The new federal health care law has yet to take effect and already state legislatures are looking to change the rules for employers. The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, offered employers
Read MoreCalifornians like sprawl far more than ‘smart growth’
June 25, 2013 By Chris Reed California’s official embrace of trendy “smart growth” — the policy/religion that assumes it’s best for individuals, communities and Gaia for most people to live in densely packed areas near transportation hubs, so they don’t
Read MoreUFW strong-arms its own employees
June 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes What would Cesar Chavez say? The iconic co-founder of the United Farm Workers union organized across California to improve farm laborers’ pay, benefits and working conditions. Cesar Chavez Day is a state holiday on
Read MoreMiracle: L.A. Times finally admits Obama sees fracking as safe
June 23, 2013 By Chris Reed President Obama’s first energy secretary, interior secretary and EPA chief all at various times in his first term depicted hydraulic fracking — aka fracking — as safe. His Energy Department put out a report
Read MoreNullification spreading — how about ensuring privacy in CA?
June 23, 2013 By John Seiler Some good news: Nullification is spreading. AP reports: “JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Imagine the scenario: A federal agent attempts to arrest someone for illegally selling a machine gun. Instead, the federal agent is
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Brazil anti-govt. protests spreading
June 22, 2013 By John Seiler I noted earlier that anti-government protests have erupted in Brazil against their crummy government. Now the protests are spreading. The latest, as reported in the New YorkTimes: “More than a million protesters marched in
Read MoreCitizen groups, not press, most vulnerable to change in public records law
June 21, 2013 By John Hrabe Just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, one of the state’s leading Second Amendment groups sent out an urgent alert to its members. “FIRE MISSION: OPPOSE SB 71 Sec. 4 NOW!!,” the email from
Read MoreRep. Sanchez: NSA revelations so far just ‘tip of the iceberg’
June 20, 2013 By John Seiler One of the better U.S. representatives is Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana. That’s because she sometimes goes against the Democratic Party line, with interesting results. After a recent closed briefing by counterintelligence officials, she
Read More‘Glock block’ — I’m moving to Oregon!
June 19, 2013 By John Seiler This is heroic. The sheriffs in Clackamas County in Oregon have been eating too many donuts while waiting for their pensions. So crime has been rising. Now, the residents of Jennings Lodge neighborhood are
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