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Back to homepageAll hail Carlsbad: City abandons automatic ‘step’ raises
June 21, 2013 By Chris Reed It may stun people under 30, but inflation used to be a consistently brutal factor in American life. Until Fed chair Paul Volcker mostly squeezed inflation out of the U.S. economy in the early
Read MoreCA lawmakers get pay boost… Why?
June 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes The California Citizens Compensation Commission just voted to boost the salaries of Gov. Jerry Brown and the state legislators. What a great move! With the lowest aproval ratings for California lawmakers in state history,
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Governor punishes press for negativity just like any primitive pol
June 20, 2013 By Chris Reed Jerry Brown’s speaking style — learned, florid, meandering — is so unusual that he’ll always be able to get away with his shtick that he’s not like other politicians. But his appalling push to
Read MoreGreenhouse gas emitter Chevron could get AB 32 funds
June 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes A legislative irony came to light Wednesday: The Chevron oil company, loathed by many in the environmental community as a polluter, could receive AB 32 cap-and-trade revenues. Because Chevron is a greenhouse gas “emitter,” a
Read MoreSan Diego mayor’s latest escapade borders on extortion
June 18, 2013 By Chris Reed The bullying behavior that has characterized Bob Filner his entire political career has taken on a new and uglier tone since the 20-year Democratic congressman was elected mayor of San Diego in November. He’s
Read MoreCA schools flunking Obamacare preparation
June 17, 2013 By Evelyn B. Stacey The implementation of the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — isn’t just hitting private businesses. Governments also must comply. Starting January 1, 2014, California school districts with 50 or more full time employees
Read MoreSen. Hernandez authors bills to benefit his optometry business
June 17, 2013 By John Hrabe When he isn’t in Sacramento, state Sen. Ed Hernandez is busy treating patients at his five-star rated optometry practice, Hernandez Optometry, in La Puente. The nearby picture is of him on the front page
Read MoreDetroit sets precedent for radical cuts in ‘inviolate’ CA pensions
June 17, 2013 By Chris Reed In the sci-fi satire “Robocop,” we were treated to a glimpse of a future Detroit in which mechanized police ran amok. As my colleague John Seiler noted the other day, in modern-day Detroit, we’re
Read MoreNew attack on Prop. 13; may pass Assembly today
June 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes An Assembly Constitutional Amendment attacking Proposition 13 is expected to be heard in the Assembly today, and some are saying it may even be passed by the Assembly. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association learned
Read MoreThe congresswoman who betrayed her Central Valley hometown
June 14, 2013 By Chris Reed A Democratic congresswoman from California wants you to know she cares about some poor people — the ones who use food stamps. This is from the Bee: “Doris Matsui of Sacramento on Wednesday pledged
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