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Strategic error in Filner recall bid? Maybe

The Bob Filner saga continues to unfold in San Diego. The biggest news is that a gay-baiting gay activist is apparently backing off what once looked like a clear attempt to sandbag a nascent recall of the grabby mayor. This

Why are costly BART perks ‘little-known’? Media

Chris Reed August 3, 2013

The Bay Area Rapid Transit System is central to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and has been for decades. That’s why so many are concerned about the chance that the BART strike resumes Monday. So all you

The tip of the Obamacare iceberg

Katy Grimes August 2, 2013

One of the biggest reasons for ushering in Obamacare, are the thousands of groups around the country which will be making money off of the government health system. Many in these groups are Washington D.C. insiders, and the politically well-connected,

Assessing Gov. Brown before next year’s election

Katy Grimes August 2, 2013

As he lays the groundwork for a likely re-election bid next year, Gov. Jerry Brown is upbeat. “California is back,” he and his supporters insist. Maybe it is in some areas. But overall, tremendous problems remain unresolved. According to a

L.A. Times’ smug Benghazi narrative destroyed

Chris Reed August 2, 2013

The Sept. 11-12, 2012 attacks on two U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, killed two San Diego County residents — CIA contractors Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods — and a San Diego native, information officer Sean Smith, in addition to U.S. Ambassador

Bogus ‘science’ study claims climate increasing violence

John Seiler August 2, 2013

Here’s the abstract from “Science” magazine on a new study: “A rapidly growing body of research examines whether human conflict can be affected by climatic changes. Drawing from archaeology, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, and psychology, we assemble and

TX anti-drought plan is SWIFT; CA’s is SLOW

Wayne Lusvardi August 2, 2013

In Texas they call their emergency drought alleviation plan SWIFT, short for State Water Improvement Fund for Texas. In California, they might as well call our bundle of water projects SLOW, for the “State that Left Out Water” from

Senator under FBI investigation traveled to Cuba with lobbyist

John Hrabe August 1, 2013

State Senator Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, whose offices were raided by FBI agents in June, traveled to Cuba during the legislature’s spring break with Sacramento’s “best connected” lobbyist, state campaign finance disclosure reports have revealed. Calderon was one of eight state

‘Broken City’ = broken movie

John Seiler August 1, 2013

Guess who’s the movie villain: A. The two-term New York City mayor running for re-election; whose wife is played by the shockingly beautiful Catherine Zeta-Jones; who cut taxes and now is trying to tear down a slum to build office

Covered CA Director abruptly resigns

Katy Grimes August 1, 2013

Only 24 hours after meeting with small business owners at an early morning coffee arranged by state Sen. Bill Monning, D-Carmel, Covered California’s Sales Director Michael Lujan resigned. Insurance agents liked him because he was responsive to industry questions and